THREE MISTAKES WRITERS (aka me) MAKE IN THEIR SCENES // Scene structure card
Next up in my series of writing mistakes I've made - this video is all about where I've gone wrong when outlining and writing my scenes. Writing a scene that actually grips the reader and accomplishes the purpose you need it to in the story is HARD. So I talk through three mistakes I've made and put the lessons I've learned together in a scene card that YOU can use to structure your own scenes.
Check out the scene card here: https://www.nicolewilbur.com/blog
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
01:30 Mistake 1: no conflict
03:08 Example 1
07:27 Scene card draft 1
08:35 Mistake 2: it doesn't turn
09:37 The 5 Commandments of Storytelling
10:50 Example 2
12:40 Value shift
13:35 Figuring out the value shift
15:20 Scene card draft 2
16:00 Mistake 3: no magical cookie
18:10 Final scene card & example 3
Abbie Emmon's scene card video: • Video
The Story Grid (5 commandments): https://storygrid.com/the-5-commandme...
The Story Grid (value shift): https://storygrid.com/value-shift-101/
Editor Roundtable podcast on how to analyze a scene: https://storygrid.com/editor-roundtab...
A great blog with Story Grid examples: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2018/...
Susan Dennard's blog: https://susandennard.com/2013/10/18/h...
I'm Nicole Wilbur and I'm a writer and "story nerd", which basically means I love analyzing books, movies, and shows to death. I make videos about becoming a better writer, and diving deep into why my favourite stories *worked*. If this sounds good to you, hit the subscribe button! :)
My website: www.nicolewilbur.com