Script Events Competitions Free Downloads Subscribe Shop

Online Writing Workshops

Write Better Fiction Write Better Nonfiction Write Better Poetry Get Published Be Inspired WD Competitions Resources

Writing scenes

Making Use of Storystarter Scenes in Fiction

Author Andrew Welsh-Huggins breaks down how writers can make use of storystarter (and storysparking) scenes in fiction, including three rules for making them work.

Andrew Welsh-Huggins

How to Use Subtext and the Art of Dramatic Tension in Fiction Zeeva Bukai

How to Write an Effective Courtroom Scene in Fiction Lori B. Duff

7 Key Tips for Writing Realistically Perilous Drug Scenes Miffie Seideman

How to Build Romantic Tension in a Romantic Thriller Scene Karen Rose

How to Nail an Opening Scene: Check your TV!Barbara Josselsohn

Tips on Writing Authentic Scenes in Historical Fiction Vanessa Riley

Writing Memoir Scenes That Work: Choosing What Stays in Your Memoir and What Goes Ronit Plank

Understanding Scene Types Writers Digest Staff

4 Tips for Setting a Novel in a Place You Don’t Know Well Kim Hooper

Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Omitting Sensory Details Moriah Richard

How to Write Strong Scenes: 4 Key Questions to Evaluate Your Scene The Editors of Writer's Digest

Where in the World Are We?: A #DVpit Blog Hop on Scene Building Kari Sutherland

5 Essential Tips for Writing Killer Fight Scenes Sebastien de Castell

Tighten the Tension in Your Novel Rachel Scheller

Scene Length: Short Scenes versus Long Scenes Courtney Carpenter

Newsletter

Subscribe directly from us by clicking this link