Comments on: More On Scenes and Sequels http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/05/26/more-on-scenes-and-sequels-2/ America's Mad Professor of Fiction Writing Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:54:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: JD http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/05/26/more-on-scenes-and-sequels-2/#comment-7667 JD Tue, 26 May 2009 23:55:33 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/05/26/more-on-scenes-and-sequels-2/#comment-7667 In the multi-POV situation, isn't there often a cliff hanger of some sort that encourages you to read through the other POV characters to get back to find out what happened to Character A? How does that fit in? Is the cliff hanger really a division of the setback? Then when you return to Character A, you finish the "Action Scene", have your "Reaction Scene" and move into your next "Action Scene"? Or, is the cliff hanger just the end of the scene and how he gets out of it is part of the reaction and I'm just having trouble breaking it in my head? I guess my question is, What is a cliff hanger and how does that fit into the A-Scene, R-Scene structure? In the multi-POV situation, isn’t there often a cliff hanger of some sort that encourages you to read through the other POV characters to get back to find out what happened to Character A?

How does that fit in? Is the cliff hanger really a division of the setback? Then when you return to Character A, you finish the “Action Scene”, have your “Reaction Scene” and move into your next “Action Scene”? Or, is the cliff hanger just the end of the scene and how he gets out of it is part of the reaction and I’m just having trouble breaking it in my head?

I guess my question is, What is a cliff hanger and how does that fit into the A-Scene, R-Scene structure?

]]> By: Amy Jane (Untangling Tales) http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/05/26/more-on-scenes-and-sequels-2/#comment-7669 Amy Jane (Untangling Tales) Wed, 27 May 2009 04:40:11 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/05/26/more-on-scenes-and-sequels-2/#comment-7669 This helps me. I have a multiple POV novel and couldn't figure out why it felt solid (test-readers agreed) w/o consistent Reaction scenes-- I'm doing what you describe here, revealing reaction in the next person's action. Whew. That feels better. This helps me. I have a multiple POV novel and couldn’t figure out why it felt solid (test-readers agreed) w/o consistent Reaction scenes– I’m doing what you describe here, revealing reaction in the next person’s action.

Whew. That feels better.

]]> By: Lynn Squire http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/05/26/more-on-scenes-and-sequels-2/#comment-7670 Lynn Squire Wed, 27 May 2009 13:11:58 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/05/26/more-on-scenes-and-sequels-2/#comment-7670 Randy, I haven't commented in quite sometime on your blog. Just busy, but I couldn't keep quiet on this one. I've been calling "scenes" and "sequels" action and reaction scenes (http://faithfictionfunandfanciful.blogspot.com/2008/09/building-scene.html) for quite some time now, and I believe other writers have as well. And have written articles on it for the Ready Writer. I believe you have hit on names that are generic enough and descriptive enough that almost anyone can understand. I can hardly wait to get my hands on your Writing Fiction for Dummies book. I think it's going to be a real winner! At least for this dummy, anyway. ;) Randy, I haven’t commented in quite sometime on your blog. Just busy, but I couldn’t keep quiet on this one.

I’ve been calling “scenes” and “sequels” action and reaction scenes (http://faithfictionfunandfanciful.blogspot.com/2008/09/building-scene.html) for quite some time now, and I believe other writers have as well. And have written articles on it for the Ready Writer. I believe you have hit on names that are generic enough and descriptive enough that almost anyone can understand.

I can hardly wait to get my hands on your Writing Fiction for Dummies book. I think it’s going to be a real winner! At least for this dummy, anyway. ;)

]]> By: Lynda http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/05/26/more-on-scenes-and-sequels-2/#comment-7671 Lynda Wed, 27 May 2009 13:27:32 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/05/26/more-on-scenes-and-sequels-2/#comment-7671 Thanks, Randy. This resolves the conflict between Swain and Maass re scene and sequence. Thanks, Randy. This resolves the conflict between Swain and Maass re scene and sequence.

]]> By: Bonnie http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/05/26/more-on-scenes-and-sequels-2/#comment-7672 Bonnie Wed, 27 May 2009 15:18:08 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/05/26/more-on-scenes-and-sequels-2/#comment-7672 In some cases, wouldn't you have John's Action Scene, then Mary's Action Scene, then John's Reaction Scene and then Mary's Reaction Scene? In other words, all the scenes are still there, just interspersed between the other character's scenes. Perhaps that depends on the scene, and how important the information in the Reaction Scene is -- whether or not it needs to be its own scene or can be conveyed in Mary's Action scene. I agree with JD about the cliffhangers. In some cases, wouldn’t you have John’s Action Scene, then Mary’s Action Scene, then John’s Reaction Scene and then Mary’s Reaction Scene? In other words, all the scenes are still there, just interspersed between the other character’s scenes. Perhaps that depends on the scene, and how important the information in the Reaction Scene is — whether or not it needs to be its own scene or can be conveyed in Mary’s Action scene. I agree with JD about the cliffhangers.

]]> By: Sheila Deeth http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/05/26/more-on-scenes-and-sequels-2/#comment-7673 Sheila Deeth Wed, 27 May 2009 16:25:04 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2009/05/26/more-on-scenes-and-sequels-2/#comment-7673 I guess my ABNA failure was multi-pov, so this helps in deciding what to do with it next. Thanks. I guess my ABNA failure was multi-pov, so this helps in deciding what to do with it next. Thanks.

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