DiscoverEssential Guide to Writing a NovelEpisode 170 - Writing the crowd scene. And guilt and pride.
Episode 170 - Writing the crowd scene.  And guilt and pride.

Episode 170 - Writing the crowd scene. And guilt and pride.

Update: 2025-06-20
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Here are techniques for keeping focus in a scene where there is a crowd, with an example from Harper Lee.  And how Margaret Mitchell worked.  Plus: how can we show rather than tell about a character's guilt or pride.

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Episode 170 - Writing the crowd scene.  And guilt and pride.

Episode 170 - Writing the crowd scene. And guilt and pride.

James Thayer