Mastering Scenes

Every story is broken down into scenes. A chapter may have more than one scene.

The most important takeaway is this: make every scene count. Don't just kill time or add filler. A scene has a job to do.

It can be an action scene, a taut conversation, a love scene, a chase scene, or an introspective scene.

Make sure you scenes earn their page time.

Much of the material from my Story Building Block books is available in my blog posts and website along with free forms.

Story and Scene Goals

Understanding Scene Goals

The Importance of "Why?"

Priming the Pump

Reaction Beats

Five Tough Questions

Composing the Scene

Scene Construction Sheet

Scene Worksheet

Goals, Stakes & Outcomes

The Bare Bones Draft

The information on genre can also be found in the book Story Building Blocks The Four Layers of Conflict in ebook and print editions as well as on my websitewww.dianahurwitz.com.