August 17, 2018

Flip every plot point of your scene, then flip it again (with an example from T.U.B.E.)

Flip it, flip it, flip it. Like a pancake. In other words, TURN IT ON ITS HEAD.

Right now I’m plotting a scene where O (O is short for Olesya, TUBE’s main character) is calling the hospital in Moscow to find out if her mom has died (everyone is telling her that, but she refuses to believe it).

Before I write down a single word of this scene, I think about major plot points, then I block it out, then I write it.

August 16, 2018

Fix scene holes by listing every emotion of every character

by Ksenia Anske

When blocking out a scene (or already writing it), you will invariably stumble upon a spot that just doesn't feel right. Logically it seems to be working, but your gut is telling you something is off, yet you can't pinpoint what it is exactly.

That's a scene hole—a blind spot where you don't know what happens.