Scene Writing Analysis

Runners train for months or years or marathons. Most professional dancers begin their training before the age of 6 and show up to the studio every day for hours. So, (I’m talking to myself here), it’s time to get quit messing around and get serious about scene craft because the scene is the story.

I’ve started a SubStack dedicated to scene work and analysis.

Kristen IllarmoJanuary 24, 2025Fiction writing, Scene work, Writing CraftComment

Break through that writer's block

You’ve heard you need to buckle down and get the first draft written, but do you believe it? If you find yourself editing previous scenes before writing the next scene, you are likely stopping yourself from just getting it written (i.e., completing the first draft). If you stop yourself from writing a scene because you think it might not be the right scene for the finished product but don’t know what other scene is better, you are definitely stopping yourself from finishing the first draft (and this is what I did in spades).

Writing fiction, editingKristen IllarmoOctober 14, 2021Writer's block, Fiction writing, writing fiction, first draftComment

Prequel cover, the final revealed!

Publishing, Writing fiction, Science Fiction, Book MarketingKristen IllarmoAugust 12, 2021Book Cover, Book Marketing, Fiction writingComment

Crack the first sentence code

They say the first sentence should tell the whole story. No pressure, right?