A revision exercise:
Find a "bad" scene. Something you're struggling with, that just isn't working right.
Answer the questions below:
-What is your character's motivation in this scene? (Pick one central character to answer for.)
-What specific goal goes along with this motivation? For example, if your character is motivated by a desire to forget a failed love affair, the specific goal might be to get drunk.
-Why does this matter? What happens if they don't achieve their goal?
-What changes for your character between the first sentence of this scene, and the last sentence?
-State this in your character's voice. E.g. "I'd gone into the meeting looking for a solution to one problem; but by the time I came out I had a new problem, and this one was a whole lot bigger."
I'll bet you've learned at least one new thing about your scene by doing this . . . now go rewrite!
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