This is wonderful and also reaffirming advice. I had been writing in scenes and editing in chapters only because I use Dabble, which automatically splits chapters into scenes. I plotted out the beats of scenes and planned them into chapters, and then the whole chapter got edited later. It made sense to me, but having the why written out like this, with more information I can utilize, is so helpful.
I'm glad it's really useful for you! I hadn't even heard of scenes when I first started writing and, annoyingly, it wasn't even covered in my BFA! It was only when I started writing in a writing program (Bibisco first, and now Lore Forge) that I came across the idea and did some research on it. I'm now a complete convert!
This is wonderful and also reaffirming advice. I had been writing in scenes and editing in chapters only because I use Dabble, which automatically splits chapters into scenes. I plotted out the beats of scenes and planned them into chapters, and then the whole chapter got edited later. It made sense to me, but having the why written out like this, with more information I can utilize, is so helpful.
I'm glad it's really useful for you! I hadn't even heard of scenes when I first started writing and, annoyingly, it wasn't even covered in my BFA! It was only when I started writing in a writing program (Bibisco first, and now Lore Forge) that I came across the idea and did some research on it. I'm now a complete convert!
Excellent article JD… You've given me a lot to think about! Thank you 🤗
Glad to hear it was helpful! Thank you for commenting ❤️