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What is a Scene Index? « Thread Started on Sept 1, 2008, 9:24am »
Some of you may be wondering what the hell I mean by "Scene Index". Well, let me tell you!
A Scene Index is an indepth chapter-by-chapter outline of your story. It will lay out all of the details for you so that you don't miss something while writing, or forget something really cool that you've been telling yourself you want to write in somewhere in the middle!
Here is an example of my scene index for my new story:
III. Chapter3: A Jig Dream >a. Ibis sleeps fitfully. Cue dream! >>i. Dream is something very creepy! Another Ibis (Allatu, not introduced) is swinging on a rope dangling from the moon, talking to the real Ibis, dressed in black feathers and chained to the ground. “This is a phase where you must defeat Veive. Do not let her become you.” The dream ends as Ibis watches Allatu hang herself and die. >b. The next day, Emrin cooks breakfast and gives Rodran two tickets to the Bestla Dance Pub, saying he should take Ibis. He asks if she has sold the High Elf blood yet. She answers, ‘no’. >>i. Borollis visits again with the Bestla Herald, showing everyone the front page article. It is of the kill Veive made yesterday and an interview with the now introduced Nathalene. >>>1. Fortunately, she says that she didn’t get a good glimpse of the killer. She notes that she is glad someone came to her rescue. This causes Emrin’s views on Veive to change slightly, and she has more faith in Rodran’s plan.
Seeee? It's very helpful, and I would suggest making one to anyone who has trouble finishing their stories! Write out the entire thing from start to finish before you actually start your novel. That way, you'll know where it's going and you won't be deterred so much from writer's block. At least the writer's block that comes when you don't know where to take the story next.
Soooo I hope that helps answer questions a little bit! If there are any more of them, feel free to ask them here.
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