#217: 3 Reasons Your Scenes Aren't Working And What To Do Instead

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What do you do when you're stuck in a scene, or you know the scene isn't working, and you just don't know why or how to move the scene forward? In this episode, we'll go over three reasons your scenes are stalling and what to do instead.

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1. #217: 3 Reasons Your Scenes Aren't Working And What To Do Instead (00:00:00)

2. A simple definition of scene (00:02:13)

3. The one thing you need to know before you write your scene (00:03:05)

4. How to get your characters into trouble for their own good (00:05:51)

5. How to make each scene relevant to the main story goal (00:11:22)

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#217: 3 Reasons Your Scenes Aren't Working And What To Do Instead

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published about a year ago

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Chapters

1. #217: 3 Reasons Your Scenes Aren't Working And What To Do Instead (00:00:00)

2. A simple definition of scene (00:02:13)

3. The one thing you need to know before you write your scene (00:03:05)

4. How to get your characters into trouble for their own good (00:05:51)

5. How to make each scene relevant to the main story goal (00:11:22)

242 episodes

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#226: Writing Your Story Setting: 4 Essential Techniques 25:07

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