Scenes

Read Romans 4-6

Romans 4:17 "(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were."

Writers have several ways to tell a story, but one of the most effective is through the use of scenes. Scenes are written as if the events are taking place right in front of the reader.

We need enough description for the reader to be able to picture where she is and when the scene is taking place. We need some movement on the part of our characters so they don’t seem like they are inanimate objects.

We need dialogue that moves the plot ahead and hopefully causes some conflict to keep the story tension going. And we need some insight into what the characters are thinking, how they are feeling, and what they might come up with as their next move to resolve the story problem.