| Title |
Montag, Tori MENG_2025 |
| Alternative Title |
Building Scenes Through Dialogue and Imagery |
| Creator |
Montag, Tori |
| Collection Name |
Master of English |
| Description |
This thesis examines how vivid detail, dialogue, and pacing are essential for crafting immersive, emotionally resonant scenes in fiction. Through reflections on her novel Vampires Never Die and analysis of other authors' techniques, she demonstrates how deliberate scene construction moves the plot forward, develops character, and deepens reader engagement. |
| Abstract |
In Building Scenes Through Dialogue and Imagery, Tori Montag explores the essential role of scene construction in fiction writing, focusing on how detailed imagery, dialogue, and pacing create immersive storytelling. Drawing from craft texts by Sandra Scofield, Michael Kardos, Anna Keesey, and others, Montag examines how effective scenes must not only move the plot forward but also reveal character and setting through vivid, concrete details and purposeful conversation. Reflecting on her own writing process while developing the novel Vampires Never Die, she demonstrates how refining sensory descriptions, using dialogue for momentum, and making strategic decisions about when to summarize or expand action improves narrative depth. Montag also highlights the importance of differentiating character voices, building emotional resonance, and trimming unnecessary scenes to maintain engagement. By analyzing examples from authors like Diana Gabaldon and Anne Rice alongside her revisions, Montag illustrates how small choices in detail and dialogue shape a reader's experience and emotional connection to a story. Her project ultimately underscores that successful scene-building requires a deliberate balance of movement, information, and emotional texture to fully transport readers into a fictional world |
| Subject |
Creative writing; Characters and characteristics in literature |
| Digital Publisher |
Digitized by Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Date |
2025 |
| Medium |
Thesis |
| Type |
Text |
| Access Extent |
51 page pdf |
| Conversion Specifications |
Adobe Acrobat |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce his or her thesis, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author retains all other rights. For further information:  |
| Source |
University Archives Electronic Records: Master of English. Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s65khexn |
| Setname |
wsu_smt |
| ID |
148302 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s65khexn |
