What are scenes?
Scenes add energy and interest to your stories.”
We all love stories. From the campfire to the silver screen, storytelling has been used for education and enjoyment for eons. Scenes are mini-stories that when stitched together, tell the overall story of your main character striving towards a goal.
The elements of a scene include:
- Protagonist – has the most dramatic need in the scene.
- Antagonist – a character (or force e.g., nature) opposed to the dramatic need.
- Pivotal character – can be for or against the protagonist’s goal.
- Dialogue – words, body language, tone.
- Subtext – suppressed emotions.
- Context – what happened before and the environment and action of the story.
