tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post188342260243180335..comments2024-03-14T02:21:43.549-07:00Comments on Faeries, Dragons, and Spaceships: But is it a Scene?Marie Andreashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-73027743060612157672012-04-07T09:18:42.943-07:002012-04-07T09:18:42.943-07:00Thanks Suzanne! Great point on the scene goal- an...Thanks Suzanne! Great point on the scene goal- and something easy for a writer to check :). "What's the goal of this?" no answer, it goes on the cutting block.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by and commenting :)Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-15641933907399466632012-04-06T05:57:21.213-07:002012-04-06T05:57:21.213-07:00I love this list. I am copying and pasting to use...I love this list. I am copying and pasting to use not just myself but in the critiques I give to my critique group. For me the scene goal is key. If I don't have a strong scene goal that is moving the story forward I usually don't need the scene.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515738513698526073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-23497590519528672062012-04-05T21:10:33.749-07:002012-04-05T21:10:33.749-07:00Lots of great points Sharon, thanks for coming by ...Lots of great points Sharon, thanks for coming by :). As for the mirroring (sounds wonderful BTW) maybe just get it all down so they mirrior, then do an editing round that has the soul purpose of "hooking"?<br /><br />I hear ya on the talking heads too- sadly many times I'll look at a section and realize no one DID anything for a page! SIGH.Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-1459473606554243192012-04-05T21:07:30.589-07:002012-04-05T21:07:30.589-07:00Thanks for coming by and commenting Mary! Welcome...Thanks for coming by and commenting Mary! Welcome to the wonderful and crazy world of writing :).Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-63853659670733327402012-04-05T21:05:50.067-07:002012-04-05T21:05:50.067-07:00Thanks for coming by Janet :). That's great t...Thanks for coming by Janet :). That's great that you have a plan, and are working your way through the edits. I know for me one of the saddest edits is a scene I LOVE but just doesn't do anything to move things forward and has to be cut.<br /><br />I always save them for "something else" because I can't bear them "dying"! (so far none have ever been revived though ;))Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-29765927285739156992012-04-05T17:19:38.915-07:002012-04-05T17:19:38.915-07:00The hook at the end of the chapter tends to be my ...The hook at the end of the chapter tends to be my downfall. For some reason I want to wrap everything up so that I can move on to the next chapter and the next "problem". It's as if I want the chapter to stand on its own, which, of course, it can't.<br /><br />Currently I'm working on a book which switches from present to past in every other chapter. I want what happens in one time frame to mirror what is happening or the choices being made in the other time frame. I find myself concentrating so much on this mirroring aspect that I'm not sure I'm keeping my conflict level up.<br /><br />I think I suffer from that talking head problem, too. I try to tell myself that sometimes people "just talk" to solve problems or to plan future actions. However, "just talking" looks bad to me when I go back over the scene. Its like watching a tennis match. He said, then she said, then he said, then she said, with maybe a frown or a nod. How many times can you frown and nod in a conversation without that becoming just as repetitious as he said, she said? I know, just have the people doing something else while having their conversation. Well, what if what they do next depends on the outcome of this talking head scene?<br /><br />SharonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-61971601330722724252012-04-05T12:29:59.444-07:002012-04-05T12:29:59.444-07:00Being new at writing, the craft. I appreciate you...Being new at writing, the craft. I appreciate you sharing this with me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-51467234667852587362012-04-05T12:05:43.371-07:002012-04-05T12:05:43.371-07:00For me, every scene needs to hold its weight. Mean...For me, every scene needs to hold its weight. Meaning my MC has to have a goal (which they usually fail at- everything always gets worse), there has to be conflict, tension, and the scene has to move the story forward. If it doesn't do that, I ask if it can be cut or combined with another scene. I'm revising a book right now and am asking that question each time I look at a scene.Janet Taithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222754520926424388noreply@blogger.com