Rayne Hall

How to Write That Scene! by Rayne Hall is part of her Writer's Craft series. This book gives brief tips for writing a variety of different scenes from novel openings and ending to travel, fight, and love scenes and everything in between. Each type of scene has its own separate volume within the Writer's Craft series that covers them in depth, but this edition does an excellent job recapping the essentials for a wide variety of scene types.

I absolutely love this series of writingcraft books! Each chapter has plenty of examples, and ends with assignment prompts to help you hone your craft. Whether you are a new writer or a well-practiced one, How to Write That Scene! can help you tweak your writing to really give it punch. This series is a must have resource for all writers.… (mere)

Loved It

I chose to read this book a tale a night for the month. There were times that I wanted to read another but I kept to my idea. I'm happy that I did so. The author knows how to tell a good story! Each tale was eagerly anticipated. I wondered about it during the day. I thought about the previous story. There were days when I couldn't imagine the nights tale would be better than one I just read. I was proved wrong repeatedly. It was deliciously delightful! I felt like a child again, eager for the next tale, yet shivering from the last, my imagination in overdrive. At the end of the book there is a note from the author. She asks which tale was your favorite. That is a question I truly cannot answer. I sit here and think oh! It was this one. But then rapidly comes to mind another favorite. I cannot choose. I do believe the author saved her best for last. She did an amazing job tackling a tough subject. It is a subject that has held a firm grip from the beginning of man. Through the years, the faces have changed but sadly the story hasn't. If she had asked which tale do you think is most important, hands down it would be this final tale. There isn't really gore and extreme violence to be found in this book. The terror comes more from our own imagination. The author is a truly talented writer who presents us with creepy stories that stoke our imagination. She dances in our nightmares. I plan to read this book again, the same way, in October. Well, perhaps I'll put the titles in a plastic pumpkin and draw a story slip each night just to keep the anticipation going. I recommend this to readers that enjoy mixing creepy tales with their own imagination.… (mere)