As I continue to muddle through my First Draft of The Hushing Days, I
find myself doing a lot of scene shuffling.
For example, you couldn’t have the scene of dear old Jack falling down
before the scene of he and Jill going up that troublesome hill. (Unless, of
course, you’re writing the story in a flashback. In that case, all rules are
off, baby!)
Anyhow, my shuffling is a lot more petty than that. Mine is all about
the flow.
Deciding what goes where and when is not always easy when you’re
dealing with a large ensemble cast. Everybody’s got to stay fresh in the
reader’s mind while not popping up too much to hog the spotlight.
How do I make these calls?
Movies.
You know the ones that have a handful of A-list actors and an equally
fine fistful of Oscar-worthy supporting players? “Steel Magnolias,” “Love,
Actually” and any 4 hour WWII movie from the late 1940’s jump to mind
immediately.
While the literary gods might frown down on cinema leading a writer
anywhere, in certain cases, I suggest it nonetheless.
--Insert “Stomping” or “Embracing”
scene here—
Until tomorrow…
Chloe
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