Sandra Scofield Bücher

The challenge of balancing a hectic lifestyle with the desire to prepare nutritious and delicious meals is central to this book. It offers practical solutions for busy individuals, focusing on quick and easy recipes that cater to both family needs and personal health. By emphasizing time-saving techniques, the book aims to empower readers to enjoy wholesome cooking despite their packed schedules.

The definitive handbook for the novelist who is ready to revise This wise and friendly guide shows writers how to turn first-draft manuscripts into the novels of their dreams. A critic, longtime teacher, and award-winning novelist, Sandra Scofield illustrates how to reread a work of fiction with a view of its subject and vision, and how to take it apart and put it back together again, stronger and deeper. Scofield builds her explanations around helpful concepts like narrative structure, character agency, and core scenes, using models from classic and contemporary writers. The detailed, step-by-step plan laid out in The Last Draft offers invaluable advice to both novice and experienced writers alike. In Scofield, they will find a seasoned, encouraging mentor to steer them through this emotional and intellectual journey.

Die goldene Hochzeit eines amerikanischen Ehepaares wird für alle Familienmitglieder zu einer Abrechnung mit der Vergangenheit. 1991 mit dem National Book Award ausgezeichnet.

Award-winning author and teacher Sandra Scofield shares invaluable insights on crafting compelling scenes in storytelling. She emphasizes the importance of understanding character dynamics, setting, and conflict to create engaging narratives. The book serves as a practical guide, offering techniques and exercises to enhance scene-writing skills, making it a vital resource for aspiring writers looking to deepen their craft and elevate their storytelling abilities.

Set in 1959, the narrative follows Sandra Scofield's return to West Texas after years in Catholic boarding schools, hoping to inspire her ailing mother. Instead, she encounters a fractured family dynamic and confronts her own burgeoning sexuality during a tumultuous adolescence. Over four decades later, Scofield reflects on her Catholic upbringing and the complex bond with her mother, exploring themes of holiness, aspirations, and forgiveness as she reconciles with their shared struggles and her own past.