What you’re never taught about scenes and how to write them to keep your readers engaged and your stories captivating. — What is A Scene? Scenes are one of the more complicated and misunderstood elements of writing out there. Simply because so many different writers and educators see scenes differently. There are teachers out there that say there are only 4 types of scenes. Others say there are endless types of scenes and that they…

Scenes are the building blocks of our stories. Learn different techniques to bring your stories to life. — One-Line Scene Outline This is something that I picked up from Brandon Sanderson. He writes and thinks about his scenes in a sequence to the end. So, instead of writing out his scenes in an in-depth way, he writes one-sentence descriptions of what happens in his stories. …

Sell more stories, engage your readers, and create memorable pieces. — The Way You Write Scenes is Wrong Most writers stick to a basic cause and effect, or conflict and consequence, ordering of their scenes. Jack was bad->Jack’s dad punished him->Jack got angry->Jack’s dad punished him again->Jack got revenge. THE END While there is forward motion and conflict present in this type of story, it is not enthralling…