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The Switchback Scene Technique
I developed the SBST course based on years as a developmental editor and book coach.
Many talented writers are missing instruction in scene structure and narrative technique. Fortunately, once a writer becomes aware of this gap, it's an easy fix!
The method taught in the SBST course can elevate your writing, in just an hour!
In less than an hour, learn to:
- Structure scenes.
- Get the most important scene elements on the page.
- Weave in backstory and interiority.
- Differentiate between backstory and flashback.
- Understand the nature of conflict and tension.
- Include conflict even in "quiet" story material.
- Transform your writing by varying narrative techniques.
The Switchback Scene Technique Course includes:
Four self-paced video lessons $197
- Introduction to Narrative Technique
- Function of Scene in Narrative
- Switchback Scene Technique
- Published Example of Switchback Elements
Step-by-Step .pdf Guide $17
Keep the guide in your work space.
Course Workbook $49
Make the technique your own!
$263 Course Value
What students are saying:
100% of respondents would recommend the Switchback Scene Technique course to a friend!
FAQs
Don’t these types of “techniques” make a book formulaic?
Ah, the dreaded literary F-word: formulaic!
I argue just the opposite. Delving into technique frees writers to go far deeper into their story, in ways that will resonate with readers.
Aren’t books mostly written in scene?
Some books, especially certain genres like mystery, thriller and romance, are primarily constructed in scene, but many novels, and most memoirs, use a combination of narrative techniques.
Scene is by far the most important of the narrative techniques for fiction and memoir.
Choosing where, why and how to use scene is essential to gain authorial control of your book, develop pacing, tension, interiority and deepen character arcs.
How long is the course?
The Switchback Scene Technique is a brief but mighty mini-course.
Recorded teaching portions and can be completed in under an hour, but the technique can be continuously applied to your writing and revisions.
How long will I have access to the course?
Forever!
As long as this course exists on this platform, come back to learn and absorb course material at your own pace.
The course includes a downloadable workbook and checklist.
Are there any required course materials?
The course references the bestselling book: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls.
This classic memoir has received some of the highest praise a memoir can get: it reads like a novel!
It reads like a novel because of beautifully crafted scenes.
You don’t need to have read The Glass Castle* to benefit from the course, however, I highly recommend reading the book at some point!
(*Affiliate link - supports local bookstores at no extra cost to you!)
One of the goals of this course is to reveal scene elements used by masterful authors, and provide a step-by-step method to incorporate these elements into your own work.
With a little training, our favorite books become our best teachers and resources.
Do you offer refunds?
Not on mini-courses, due to the relatively short duration, and low price.
But I welcome any questions or points I can clarify!
My intent is to make widely available a key writing technique that I didn't learn until after my MFA program, when I became a developmental editor.
Contact me at www.abigailraeke.com. I personally answer all serious / constructive messages.
