Saturday, December 29, 2007

The "So-What" Factor

Assignment: When you finish reading a scene, ask yourself, "So what? Is this scene necessary?" Read the scenes before and after the one in question and ask yourself if it really matters. Does whatever happens deserve its own scene? Could the information be placed in one of the neighboring scenes?

From Novelist's Essential Guide to Crafting Scenes by Raymond Obstfeld

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