Writing a scene

Here is the 6 questions to ask when you write a scene.

Creative Writing Worksheet – Scene Writing (PDF) Here is a worksheet I needed to write for myself this week! Often when you create an outline, you know what needs to happen when, but not necessarily how the action should unfold, or in what way you should relate it. This worksheet will help you brainstorm some…

fight / battle scenes are both my favorite and my hardest to write

A novel is written by writing one scene after another. In this post, we look at the five elements that make a good scene.

A scene list is a simple but powerful tool you can use to wrap your head around your whole story and begin to troubleshoot where it might need revision. Here's how and why it helps.

I've reformatted my 2007 post on How to Write a Scene into something you can print or pass out to a class.