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Q&A Writing the nitty-gritties of a particular scene

It sounds like you're writing top down. Try bottom up where you're having difficultly. Let the characters lead and follow their interests. Introduce conflict and goals at that level. You should sta...

posted 7y ago by Kirk‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Kirk‭ · 2019-12-08T06:14:28Z (almost 5 years ago)
It sounds like you're writing top down. Try bottom up where you're having difficultly. Let the characters lead and follow their interests. Introduce conflict and goals at that level. You should start to feel your charters acting of their own accord and that may help you move forward.

I'm also wondering if you feel bored by what you are writing. That's a huge indicator you need to shake things up. This can happen to outliners who need to develop discovery skills to keep the writing interesting.

If all else fails, try to remember the fun idea that got you to write the scene. Often times when I get bogged down, finding the fun fixes it.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-03-18T21:00:48Z (over 7 years ago)
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