HOW TO WRITE A SCENE.
STEPS
1. What needs to happen in this scene?
2. What's the worst that would happen if this scene were omitted?
3. Who needs to be in the scene?
4. Where could the scene take place?
5. What’s the most surprising thing that could happen in the scene?
6. Is this a long scene or a short scene?
7. Brainstorm three different ways it could begin.
8. Play it on the screen in your head.
9. Write a scribble version.
10. Write the full scene.
11. Repeat 200 times.
based on blog post by johriaugust.com
inrgraphic by Ryan Rivard
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"What did you do? What did you do, Lenny?!" Moxy looked at Lenny and pointed his gun sideways at him. "You knew right from the start, you fucking rat bastard." He grabbed the sides of his head with both hands and gun. "Now what do I do?" He pointed the gun back at Lenny and impulse fired. "Oh God, Oh God, Oh God," Moxy spun in a circle. "Now look what you made me do." He looked at the gun in his hands and dropped it. "Ah-h, shit man." He turned and ran.
STEPS
1. What needs to happen in this scene?
2. What's the worst that would happen if this scene were omitted?
3. Who needs to be in the scene?
4. Where could the scene take place?
5. What’s the most surprising thing that could happen in the scene?
6. Is this a long scene or a short scene?
7. Brainstorm three different ways it could begin.
8. Play it on the screen in your head.
9. Write a scribble version.
10. Write the full scene.
11. Repeat 200 times.
based on blog post by johriaugust.com
inrgraphic by Ryan Rivard
****
"What did you do? What did you do, Lenny?!" Moxy looked at Lenny and pointed his gun sideways at him. "You knew right from the start, you fucking rat bastard." He grabbed the sides of his head with both hands and gun. "Now what do I do?" He pointed the gun back at Lenny and impulse fired. "Oh God, Oh God, Oh God," Moxy spun in a circle. "Now look what you made me do." He looked at the gun in his hands and dropped it. "Ah-h, shit man." He turned and ran.
