Staci Troilo is back on Store Empire today with another of her great Building Blocks of Story posts, this time on the usage of scenes and sequels. I find this concept extremely interesting, and encourage you to stop by to check it out for yourself. I think you’ll be glad you did, and will want to share it all over the place. Thanks, and thanks to Staci for helping us learn to be better at the craft of writing. 🙂 ❤
Ciao, SEers. Last time, we discussed Dwight Swain’s concepts of scenes. (If you missed that post, you can find it here. You can also find the earlier introductory post on both scenes and sequels here.) Remember, a chapter’s scenes can be one of two things, a scene or a sequel. Today, we’re going to go deeper into the concept of sequels.
What is a sequel?
Sequels are the “reactive” units of a story. They include reactions, dilemmas, and decisions. Sequels must contain all three items before advancing to the following scene. Why? Without each, there isn’t a proper resolution and the sequel doesn’t work. Also, this is the time to give your reader a breather. The scene is all about motion, energy, drive. It’s fast-paced. But readers can’t sustain a prolonged adrenaline rush. The slower downtime of a sequel is critical for…
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Much appreciated, Marcia.
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Happy to share such an interesting post, Staci. I’m learning more all the time! 🙂
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Great post from Staci. I just clicked over and read it. She does a wonderful job of laying out story-structure. Thanks for sharing, Marcia. 🙂
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I went over to read it and came back to comment. Excellent post from Staci. Thank you Marcia for sharing Staci’s post. 🙂
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Thanks, Miriam. I thought it was a great one, too. So glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
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Thank you again for sharing, Marcia. 🙂
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