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Pacwriter
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2253
Registered: 04-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 10:45 pm: |   |
what do you think about writing scenes? this sounds crazy but the story I'm working on (20,000 words so far) is a series of unconnected scenes. any one of which can be placed where I need them or thrown out if they don't fit. Any of you ever tried this? Does it work?
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Dennis Collins
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Registered: 06-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, February 17, 2006 - 06:30 am: | |
When I wrote For Thine is the Power I began by writing the final scene. I knew where the story would end up but had no idea what the story would be about or how it would wind it's way all the way from Detroit to a cemetery in Florence, Italy. I believe that it helped because I had something to focus on and it gave me a sense of timing.
I don't usually write complete unconnected scenes but I often write "situations," maybe a single sentence or perhaps a paragraph or two and store them in a special file and reach back and grab whatever might fit into a story.
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Fred Dungan
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1446
Registered: 10-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, February 17, 2006 - 12:16 pm: | |
There is nothing wrong with unconnected scenes as long as they contribute to character development and/or the storyline. Gratuitous scenes, especially those involving sex and violence that a writer may be tempted to insert in order to "spice it up" and/or achieve a higher word count, should be avoided.
Nor does the story necessarily need to proceed in a straight line in perfect chronological sequence (unless you are writing children's books). Adult readers are fully capable of performing mental equations and remembering what occurred in previous chapters. Run-of-the-mill novels entertain. Great novels hit the reader where he or she lives, makes them think, and gives them new insights.
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