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stickydragonpaper:
writeness:
one of the best pieces of writing advice i’ve ever gotten:
if a scene isn’t working, change the weather.
it sounds stupid, but seriously, it works. thank u to my screenwriting professor for this wisdom
Can you elaborate?
idk i literally just mean change the weather. if the scene feels wrong to you, have you tried writing it so the scene has rain? is a terrible, crazy thunderstorm about to rain down on your characters? is the wind mussing their hair?
adding more extreme weather can make the stakes feel higher. weather affects us, and it’ll affect your characters, too. if your characters are tired, weighed down, sluggish, making it incredibly hot outside will only add to that and help push the emotion of the scene along. if something dramatic is happening, a good storm will always work. wind whipping a character’s hair around does wonders for tension.
writeness:
stickydragonpaper:
writeness:
one of the best pieces of writing advice i’ve ever gotten:
if a scene isn’t working, change the weather.
it sounds stupid, but seriously, it works. thank u to my screenwriting professor for this wisdom
Can you elaborate?
idk i literally just mean change the weather. if the scene feels wrong to you, have you tried writing it so the scene has rain? is a terrible, crazy thunderstorm about to rain down on your characters? is the wind mussing their hair?
adding more extreme weather can make the stakes feel higher. weather affects us, and it’ll affect your characters, too. if your characters are tired, weighed down, sluggish, making it incredibly hot outside will only add to that and help push the emotion of the scene along. if something dramatic is happening, a good storm will always work. wind whipping a character’s hair around does wonders for tension.