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Meant to Be (Delacorte / Nov 13, 2012)
Lauren's first YA novel, Meant to Be, sold to Wendy Loggia at Delacorte in a two-book deal. Look for Meant to Be on shelves November 13, 2012!
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Lauren Morrill
“GENERAL SCENE QUESTIONS
1. What needs to happen?
2. Who needs to be there?
3. Where could it take place? How make it interesting? What activity could characters be doing?
4. What’s the most surprising thing that could happen? Brainstorm three different ways it could begin.
5. Play it on the movie screen in your head.
6. Write a scribble version - five minutes to get the bare minimum down.
7. Write the full scene.”
1. What needs to happen?
2. Who needs to be there?
3. Where could it take place? How make it interesting? What activity could characters be doing?
4. What’s the most surprising thing that could happen? Brainstorm three different ways it could begin.
5. Play it on the movie screen in your head.
6. Write a scribble version - five minutes to get the bare minimum down.
7. Write the full scene.”
Laini Taylor’s blog: Scene Stuff
Love this. Copied it into my Rhodia notebook that houses book 2 notes and stuff.
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Really, really good advice from a really, really good writer.
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