Klaus: When you die, I'm going to play All Star in your funeral.
Diego: Bold of you to assume I will die first.
Klaus: Bold of you to assume I can die in the first place.
This is what the Marvel Cinematic Universe looks like to people who don’t follow it.
I am delirious is 4am
I know where a year-and-a-half from season 3 but I would give my left tit for a Klaus and Dave reunions scene set to the song Fernando by ABBA
Could you IMAGINE
The dramatics....
How it feels to read a really good fic and find the author has dozens more like it
so katgreeves nation how we feeling? 🥺
Every writer inevitably gets to that scene that just doesn’t want to work. It doesn’t flow, no matter how hard you try. Well, here are some things to try to get out of that rut:
I know this doesn’t sound like it’ll make much of a difference, but trust me when I say it does.
Every single time I’ve tried this, it worked and the scene flowed magically.
If your book has multiple POV characters, it might be a good idea to switch the scene to another character’s perspective.
9/10 times, this will make the scene flow better.
Oftentimes, a scene just doesn’t work because you’re not starting in the right place.
Perhaps you’re starting too late and giving too little context. Perhaps some description or character introspection is needed before you dive in.
Alternatively, you may be taking too long to get to the actual point of the scene. Would it help to dive straight into the action without much ado?
If your scene involves dialogue, it can help immensely to write only the spoken words the first time round.
It’s even better if you highlight different characters’ speech in different colors.
Then, later on, you can go back and fill in the dialogue tags, description etc.
If nothing works, it’s time to move on.
Rather than perpetually getting stuck on that one scene, use a placeholder. Something like: [they escape somehow] or [big emotional talk].
And then continue with the draft.
This’ll help you keep momentum and, maybe, make the scene easier to write later on once you have a better grasp on the plot and characters.
Trust me, I do this all the time.
It can take some practice to get past your Type A brain screaming at you, but it’s worth it.
So, those are some things to try when a scene is being difficult. I hope that these tips help :)