Scenes & Sequels

Scene and Sequel: The Ebb and Flow of Fiction

If plot were an engine, scene and sequel would be the pistons powering the drive shaft.

Scenes and sequels versus proactive scenes and reactive scenes.

An ideal, fully developed scene.

An ideal, fully developed sequel.

Four types of passages comprise all written fiction.

Problem-solving passages are a useful category that includes elements of both scenes and sequels.

Scenes speed the pace of fiction while sequels slow it down.

Sequels are an effective tool for developing a character’s next move.

Sequels reveal character.