Two expert takes on scenes in novels

Since scenes are seen as the building blocks of a story, it's no surprise that two advice posts on the topic popped up in our newsfeeds recently.

K.M. Weiland covers the basic elements of each scene in her post on the eight different types of scenes at Helping Writers Become Authors.

And C.S. Lakin provides a scene checklist along with an explanation of how to create a scene outline, as another way of ensuring these pieces of your novel move the plot forward.