Hi All!
I'm back with another segment of the wonderful handout that I've been working off of. This section on scenes is definitely for the romance genre. I hope you can still glean some good information even if you don't write romance.
This is part of Section II.
Scenes:
1.) Are the hero and heroine together whenever possible? If not can your scene be rewritten so make sure they are?*
"In romances the hero and heroine should meet rather quickly - I remember when I was learning my craft I was told within the first five pages and I have tried to stick to that as much as possible.
2.) Is there enough conflict to carry your scene? If not can you cut it down and put it in a line or two of dialogue?
3.) Does the scene build in tension?
4.) Are you using one point of view throughout the scene? Whose point of view will tell it best? Your Hero's or your heroine's? Which will give your reader the best emotional response?
and here is a few of my own...
5.) Does the scene move the overall plot of your story along? Does it move the relationship of your hero and heroine along? Is this the right time for this scene or would it work better later or earlier in your manuscript?
6.) Does your scene paint a picture that draws your reader in or is a data dump? Can you make it more three dimensional and add movement to the scene to still relay what needs to be given without it coming across as a data dump?
Well, that's it for this week. Next week we'll be talking about chapters...
I'm back with another segment of the wonderful handout that I've been working off of. This section on scenes is definitely for the romance genre. I hope you can still glean some good information even if you don't write romance.
This is part of Section II.
Scenes:
1.) Are the hero and heroine together whenever possible? If not can your scene be rewritten so make sure they are?*
"In romances the hero and heroine should meet rather quickly - I remember when I was learning my craft I was told within the first five pages and I have tried to stick to that as much as possible.
2.) Is there enough conflict to carry your scene? If not can you cut it down and put it in a line or two of dialogue?
3.) Does the scene build in tension?
4.) Are you using one point of view throughout the scene? Whose point of view will tell it best? Your Hero's or your heroine's? Which will give your reader the best emotional response?
and here is a few of my own...
5.) Does the scene move the overall plot of your story along? Does it move the relationship of your hero and heroine along? Is this the right time for this scene or would it work better later or earlier in your manuscript?
6.) Does your scene paint a picture that draws your reader in or is a data dump? Can you make it more three dimensional and add movement to the scene to still relay what needs to be given without it coming across as a data dump?
Well, that's it for this week. Next week we'll be talking about chapters...
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