If you’ve ever dabbled in screenwriting, you may know that screenplays have a unique advantage in structure over novels: the manuscripts are divided into scenes. For…
Whether you’re a plotter or a pantser, when a new idea strikes you for a novel, it’s likely there are three things you think about first:…
We all recognize a scene when we’re watching television or a movie. It’s a discrete unit of action that has an unmistakable starting and ending point.…
The way a scene begins — or launches — prepares the reader for whatever lies ahead. When I was young, my mother often reminded me that…
What is a scene? In the context of a story, a scene is essentially a unit of action. We recognize it when we see it in…