This is K.M. Wyland and you are listening to the 634th episode of the Helping Writers Become Authors Podcast. I hope you enjoyed this week's episode, Eight Different Types of

Scenes Any story will require many different types of scenes. Some of this variety

will come from content, romance versus action versus humor versus tragedy.

However, much of the variety in types of scenes will arise from the needs of pacing.

Authors can find great value in understanding some of the different types of scenes so they can choose which are best at any juncture of the story.

Most authors instinctively pace their stories through the selection of different

types of scenes, but then question their instincts when they read guidelines

that suggest all scenes are supposedly the same. To some extent this understanding isn't incorrect.

All scenes do offer the common features and arcs that create their definition as

distinct dramatic units within the story.

However, just because all scenes bear commonalities does not mean they all look the same function in exactly the same way or offer

the same challenges to writers. Recently I received a question from Elena Singletary asking for tips on writing happy scenes.

And this is a common enough question among writers.

So much emphasis is put on the importance of conflict within scenes because it is important,

especially when you fully understand what is meant by the term. But writers sometimes feel blocked

when it comes to writing scenes in which the whole point is that

characters are getting along and aren't in conflict.

Elena wrote, if possible, I would like to ask a question about writing a happy scene.

In my book, the plot calls for a number of such scenes, every time the two lovers reunite,

which does happen often, but does happen throughout the book. My characters are not

reuniting in a way where they are enemies, becoming lovers, or anything like that, but already as

lovers. So these scenes are mostly dialogues and happy times together. So no real suspense or

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