Tag: Scenes

  • How to Improvise? Encounters

    How to Improvise? Encounters

    Every Story is a chain of Encounters. Discoveries & Crisis, punctuated by phases of Rest. Each Scene is an Encounter. How do you create surprising Encounters? Summary – 6 steps to memorable Encounters Define the Atmosphere Define the Issue Define the Stakes Define the Options Fight Negotiate Flee Define the Outcome Define the Aftermath Encounters…

  • How to write Scenes? Choices

    How to write Scenes? Choices

    You have a Story.You have Characters.And you have Settings. How do you Write a Scene? The Situation What’s the Issue? Is there an Issue? What kind of Issue is it? Why is it an Issue? What makes it problematic? How could it become graver? What are the Stakes? Who is involved? What’s their Goal? Are…

  • How to write a Horror Scene?

    Atmosphere Light What are the available light sources? How fragile are they? How long will they sustain? Who has access to them? Are they trustworthy? Who would gain advantage from destroying the light? How would they do it? Color Would you Dark colors? Would you Cold colors? Would you Vibrant colors? Colors that reminds the…