Sarah Sundin, @sarahsundin The scene is running at a nice clip. My heroine is making a strong decision that will propel her into action. The dialogue is flowing, the plot is …
Sketching Scenes
Sarah Sundin, @sarahsundin Ever had one of your characters shake someone’s hand—but a few sentences earlier he was carrying a huge box? Ever had a scene filled with cute banter—but nothing …
Conversations: Adding Punch to your dialogue by creating Meaningful Action
“You look upset,” Sally said as she sat down on the deck. She wore a white shirt, her hair pulled back in a sixties’ style headband and a sleek summer …
Writing a A Not So High Action Scene
So yesterday, we went through a high action scene, working through the details that went beyond structure to words and cadence. “But, Susie, I don’t write a thriller!” you say. …
Writing (High Action) Scenes
So, the last few weeks we’ve been talking about Character change – bringing him through the various steps, until he’s finally on his knees, (black moment) realizes what he needs …