[SmokeAndMirrors]

Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan

I can only suggest reading other authors who have transitions down, and take note of how they do it. Like other things in writing, transitions have many facets and styles, and the style of your book will dictate which styles you'll use. Find books similar to those you write, to find appropriate transitions for your work. And check out other media, like TV and film, which may give you some new ideas for transitions.

Originally Posted by kennyc

You might also look into Dwight Swain's Scene and Sequel approach to fiction writing as presented in his "Techniques of the Selling Writer." Let's see if I can find anything on line...

Here's the Google Results: http://www.google.com/search?q=dwigh...ient=firefox-a

This looks close to Swain's approach: http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/art/scene.php


http://jjmarsh.wordpress.com/tag/dwight-v-swain/

Thanks, guys! I am sort of a learn-by-doing/observing person. I've never read a book about... writing. But maybe I'll give that a shot.