Yesterday I posted the Meet the Girl scene for our Romantic  Suspense novel, written in Luke’s POV.  Read it here: Chapter 2.Scene 2.Luke with SMW Comments

What are the things you need to cover in a Meet the Girl scene?  Below find a checklist!
1.  Remember to start with Storyworld/Anchoring!
2. Do we understand the state of the Love Life of the POV character?
a. What is their history?
b. Have they ever been in love?
c. What holds them back from love?
d. What kind of person do they need to meet?

3. What is your story structure – a Why/Why Not or a Why Not/Why?
a. If it is a Why Not/Why, do you start with the essential conflict between them?
Do you follow with a hint of the Why they might fall in love?
b. If it is a Why/Why Not, do you start with the essential values that will bond them together?  That initial spark of love?
Do you follow up with a hint of the Why Not?

4. Don’t forget you’re writing a suspense – have you created a setting/situation than can carry a sense of suspense?  Keep the genre in mind even as you construct the non-suspense scenes.

Next week, we’ll return to Kenzie’s scene, and move into ACT 2.

Happy Writing!
Susie May