When I was working from home and doing most of my writing there, this method worked quite well for me-because all I had to do was turn my desk chair around and look over those cards to refresh my memory of what to write next or what scene/conflict I needed to build toward. In the above example, there are two groupings: those in the top group represent what was already written (in my first draft of Ransome’s Crossing-yes, this is an old photo that has been featured here many times) and those in the bottom group representing scenes I knew I needed based on what I’d written (sequel/consequence scenes) and those already planned, pulled from the synopsis. I color-code my scene cards by viewpoint character and arrange them by chapter. That’s when I pull out my handy-dandy colored Post-it Notes. So when I get about 10k to 20k into the story (or past the character introductions/inciting incident), I usually founder a bit.
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And while the synopsis for a given story will give the full plot and some key scenes, it doesn’t contain everything-not always even the specifics of the opening scenes. In the past four or five years, when I’ve sat down to start writing a novel, I’m doing so from a slightly more advanced stage of story planning than I used to do-because the books I’m writing are those I sold off of long synopses. Using scene cards while writing the FIRST DRAFT Use materials/software at hand and organize them in a way that makes most sense to YOU.
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You don’t have to invest in/learn new software to do this (though if you’re like me and you have fun playing with software, you might find something that works better than a currently comfortable method).
I suggest going with what’s easiest/most comfortable for you. The form isn’t as important as the function. They can be anything from Post-it Notes or index cards to PowerPoint Slides or virtual Index Cards in writing software. Scene “cards” are a method of breaking your story down scene by scene in a manner that is both visual and adaptable.
There are different uses for scene cards and storyboards in both processes, and I want to focus more on scene cards in this post. Play around until you find a method that works for you, then use it-both as you’re writing your first draft and as you’re in the revision process. Think about adding the use of scene cards and/or storyboarding to your writer’s toolbox. I’ve talked about this many times, both in workshops and here on the blog, but it’s always worth repeating.
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