Oh, it's so good to know I'm not alone!
Diane, that was a great demo - I often take a similar approach to scene-writing, although not quite in such a structured way. However, this approach doesn't really help me get from interesting scene A to interesting scene B.
Nan and Emily make a good point which I've never really thought about before, but which is absolutely true. The 'bits in between' are a great place to develop character and relationships, and I guess, in general, that's exactly what I do. Hey, I've suddenly got a perfect excuse for all that pointless conversation I write which doesn't actually advance the plot - yay!
The problem, of course, is compounded when I'm trying to write A plot stuff. Right now, for example, I know exactly what's going to happen when the bad guys find L&C - that's my kick-butt humdinger of a scene where the really important stuff happens. What I don't know is exactly
how or
why the bad guys are going to find them, and how they got to this place they're in where the bad guys find them. I wonder...can't you readers just invent that bit yourselves? Just insert one standard L&C-on-an-investigation scene in a location of your choice.
Yvonne
