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soc_puppet) wrote2018-07-22 06:54 pm
soc_puppet) wrote2018-07-22 06:54 pm
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Hmmm
Near as I can tell, what follows is roughly the Socchan School of Writing Scenes:
1) What is the first thing in this scene that a character needs to be doing?
1a) As in, if you didn't show the character doing this, you would have to write exposition of them doing this
1b) Like, a lot of exposition. Not just one or two sentences.
1c) Honestly, if you have to go into exposition to get to the exposition that explains this scene, back up a step.
1d) Don't go too far back, though! We don't need to be here all month.
2) What exactly is the character doing?
2a) Why are they doing this thing:
2a1) In this way?
2a2) At this time?
2b) Is there anything else we need to know about what they're doing right now?
3) Now that you have things to talk about as you do so, write the next thing that the character needs to do.
3a) Rinse and repeat until you get to the end of the scene.
4) Got it all? All the way to the end?
4a) Great!
4b) Go back to 1 with the next first thing a character needs to be doing.
4b1) Repeat until you run out of things you want/need characters to do.
*shrug* I think that's about it, anyway. Now I just need to not overthink this as I work <_< ....
1) What is the first thing in this scene that a character needs to be doing?
1a) As in, if you didn't show the character doing this, you would have to write exposition of them doing this
1b) Like, a lot of exposition. Not just one or two sentences.
1c) Honestly, if you have to go into exposition to get to the exposition that explains this scene, back up a step.
1d) Don't go too far back, though! We don't need to be here all month.
2) What exactly is the character doing?
2a) Why are they doing this thing:
2a1) In this way?
2a2) At this time?
2b) Is there anything else we need to know about what they're doing right now?
3) Now that you have things to talk about as you do so, write the next thing that the character needs to do.
3a) Rinse and repeat until you get to the end of the scene.
4) Got it all? All the way to the end?
4a) Great!
4b) Go back to 1 with the next first thing a character needs to be doing.
4b1) Repeat until you run out of things you want/need characters to do.
*shrug* I think that's about it, anyway. Now I just need to not overthink this as I work <_< ....
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I think I mentioned before that I figured out this formula while I was working on my two Pod Together fics last year? Specifically, it was shortly after finishing the first scene of Buzzer Beater (having already gotten farther on Under Cover(s)). Writing them both so close together was how I figured out my process, and honestly, I was pretty close to making this entry "How to write an opening scene" until I realized it worked pretty well for scenes following.
For Buzzer Beater, I wanted to start with Alya giving Ladybug the note, since I wasn't sure I could make starting from the second scene make enough sense without a huge infodump. The opening of Under Cover(s) came a bit more naturally to me, but at the end of the day, I still didn't think I could start from what was the second scene (Ladybug arriving at her room with CN in her arms) without detracting from the story.
So exposition and infodumping isn't inherently bad, I just wanted to make sure I was always starting the story from a point that made sense, and which didn't drag the beginning of the story too far away from the parts I wanted to tell (I have had that problem before).
Hopefully that helped and/or clarified a bit? I'll go take a look at "swallow my doubt" in just a bit here (dinner first).
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This bit? (which I booted to the discards post already anyway.) Would probably be better with a more direct, more detailed experience...