Comments on: Scenes vs. Sequels: What’s a Good Balance?

By: Everything Has to Change in a Small Town by Loleta Abi | Loleta Abi Romance Author

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 11:08:45 +0000

[…] Scenes versus Sequels from the awesome team at WritersHelpingWriters.com: https://writershelpingwriters.net/2022/03/scenes-vs-sequels-whats-a-good-balance/ We use the terms scene and sequel for so many definitions when it comes to writing that it can […]

By: ANGELA ACKERMAN

ANGELA ACKERMAN — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 23:31:14 +0000

In reply to Jami Gold. Haha, okay I feel better now, LOL!

By: Jami Gold

Jami Gold — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 01:08:09 +0000

In reply to ANGELA ACKERMAN. Hi Angela, *whispers* I've read only parts of the book because my TBR pile is insane. ;)

By: Jami Gold

Jami Gold — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 01:06:42 +0000

In reply to Ingmar Albizu. Hi Ingmar, Yes, "flow" is a great word for it. When our story has that type of flow, readers also feel a sense of narrative drive that helps push them along, turning pages through our story. Thanks for stopping by!

By: Jami Gold

Jami Gold — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 01:03:21 +0000

In reply to Mindy Alyse Weiss.

Hi Mindy,

LOL! I’m glad I could contribute to your monitor’s sticky note collection. 😉 Thanks for stopping by!

By: ANGELA ACKERMAN

ANGELA ACKERMAN — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:52:27 +0000

GREAT post on Scene and Sequel. Swain’s book is one I only read about a year ago – can you believe it? Shame on me for waiting so long to catch up with a classic.

By: Ingmar Albizu

Ingmar Albizu — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:47:04 +0000

This is incredibly helpful, especially in creating a flow between scenes and chapters.
Thank you, Jami.

By: Mindy Alyse Weiss

Mindy Alyse Weiss — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 22:52:15 +0000

Thanks so much for this helpful post, Jami.

Now I need to make a sticky note with: goal, conflict, disaster

And another sticky with: reaction, dilemma, decision

By: Jami Gold

Jami Gold — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:23:48 +0000

In reply to BECCA PUGLISI.

Hi Becca,

Oh yes, that’s a great observation! We often have a vague idea of what something means but not know how to apply the information, and scenes and sequels are a perfect example of that issue.

P.S. For anyone interested in more information, I wrote a companion post that goes more into how to better identify whether a passage we’ve written is a scene or a sequel:
https://jamigold.com/2022/03/how-can-we-recognize-a-scene-vs-a-sequel/

By: BECCA PUGLISI

BECCA PUGLISI — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 13:41:55 +0000

In reply to Jami Gold. I love this post, Jami. I think a lot of people have just enough knowledge of scene and sequel to think they know what it's about but not know what to do with it. This is a great succinct explanation. Thanks for sharing!

By: Jami Gold

Jami Gold — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 10:07:34 +0000

Thanks once again for having me here, Angela and Becca!