Scenes are the building blocks of a story. In a short work, there may only be one scene but longer pieces of fiction usually carry a number of scenes. So learning to write a scene is good practice.
Just what is a scene? A scene is a way of showing what's happening in the story. We all have ehard the show but don't tell. Telling in a story is generally a summary. Sometimes use to get from one scene to the next. A scene shows the interaction between a character and other characters, the setting or the problem. A scene consists of showing a connecting action that will advance the plot. There can be dialogue, action, dialogue and interaction with other people or with the environment.
Think of two people talking about what they're planning to do , or arguing or gossiping about a character off stage. All of these form a scene and allows the reader to know more about the characters.
Think about a woman or a man entering a new and strange to them environment. Their actions, thoughts and emotions are a scene.
Scenes may be long or short. I have friends who write love scenes that may continue for pages and pages, sometimes chapters, I've read other scenes that are just a few sentences but bring an atmosphere into being.
Scenes aren't random. They have a purpose and when writing a scene knowing what the purpose of the scene means to the overall story is important. I've a book coming out soon that opens with a series of short scenes that begin before the real story begins. There are four short chapters, each having three or four scenes. All these scenes are waht drives the remainder of the book and become evident as the book progresses.
So take care and use your scenes to show the reader into the characters and the plot of the story.
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