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Techniques of the Selling Writer
by Dwight V. Swain
The 1965 craft manual behind scene and sequel, motivation-reaction units, and the mechanics of fiction that keep readers turning pages. Dated examples, timeless tools.
Read it if…
you want the mechanics of commercial fiction.
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Skip it if…
you resist formulas.
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Three things you will actually use
- Scene: goal, conflict, disaster.
- Sequel: reaction, dilemma, decision.
- Motivation then reaction.
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Read the chapter on scene and sequel.
Our verdict
Scene and sequel.
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