I Can’t Look: Plotting Killer Scenes

What this episode covers

What keeps a reader turning the page and hungering to find out what happens next? Killer scenes. No, they don’t always need to feature an actual murderer (though some might), but all great scenes feature at least one major element of effective storytelling: tension. Tension comes from knowing your characters well. Writers must understand a character’s motivations, their moral compass and how they tend to interact with the world around them to craft layers of tension in scenes that then build up until they reach a crescendo. Tension and a great sense of underlying conflict are some of the greatest tools in the writer’s arsenal. Join us in today’s episode to learn more about wielding these weapons with accuracy and finesse.

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