Episode 201 - Crafting Great Scene Descriptions with Alessandra Torre
August 29, 2023
Alessandra Torre talks about CRAFTING GREAT SCENE DESCRIPTIONS, including if and how scene descriptions vary by genre, the challenge of repeating descriptions across a series, the importance of engaging all the senses, tapping into the familiar and the unfamiliar, and the value of both potato chip scenes and casserole scenes.
And if you want to dive deeper into this topic, some of Alessandra’s recommendations, especially related to the power of assessing well-reviewed and successful books in your genre, are a great companion piece to Episode 195 - The Anatomy of a Bestseller with Sacha Black.
If one of those topics piques your interest, you can easily jump to that section on YouTube by clicking on the flagged timestamps in the description.
Alessandra / AR Torre is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author of thirty novels. She is self-published, as well as traditionally published by Hachett, Harlequin, and Thomas & Mercer. In addition to writing, Alessandra is the CEO of Authors AI and the cofounder of Inkers Con.
And if you want to dive deeper into this topic, some of Alessandra’s recommendations, especially related to the power of assessing well-reviewed and successful books in your genre, are a great companion piece to Episode 195 - The Anatomy of a Bestseller with Sacha Black.
If one of those topics piques your interest, you can easily jump to that section on YouTube by clicking on the flagged timestamps in the description.
Alessandra / AR Torre is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author of thirty novels. She is self-published, as well as traditionally published by Hachett, Harlequin, and Thomas & Mercer. In addition to writing, Alessandra is the CEO of Authors AI and the cofounder of Inkers Con.
"For me there are some scenes that are like potato chip scenes like they're fast and salty and you know they taste good and you can eat them in five minutes and then you move on with your day. And then you have some scenes that are more like casseroles. They need to be fleshed out and they need to have inner narrative and dialogue and description. And then you have scenes that are like a feast." —Alessandra Torre
Alessandra / AR Torre is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author of thirty novels. She is self-published, as well as traditionally published by Hachett, Harlequin, and Thomas & Mercer. In addition to writing, Alessandra is the CEO of Authors AI and the cofounder of Inkers Con.
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Links
Alessandra's Links:
https://www.inkerscon.com/inkers-con-articles/2023/3/8/heres-a-fun-exercise-to-make-your-scene-descriptions-better
www.alessandratorre.com
www.facebook.com/alessandratorre0
www.instagram.com/alessandratorre4
https://www.youtube.com/@Alessandratorre00
https://www.tiktok.com/@alessandra_torre
Inkers Con 2023 Virtual Conference: https://www.inkerscon.com/inkers-con-digital-conference-2023-1 - Use code TIA2023 for $50 off the conference price!
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https://www.inkerscon.com/inkers-con-articles/2023/3/8/heres-a-fun-exercise-to-make-your-scene-descriptions-better
www.alessandratorre.com
www.facebook.com/alessandratorre0
www.instagram.com/alessandratorre4
https://www.youtube.com/@Alessandratorre00
https://www.tiktok.com/@alessandra_torre
Inkers Con 2023 Virtual Conference: https://www.inkerscon.com/inkers-con-digital-conference-2023-1 - Use code TIA2023 for $50 off the conference price!
Matty's Links:
Affiliate links
Events
I hope you enjoyed my conversation with Alessandra! If you did the exercise Alessandra recommends, I’d love to hear what you learned from it!
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