The scenes you hate to write

[candycana]

Everybody has them. Mine is shopping. In a previous novel, my character and her friend were shopping for prom dresses. Saying things like, "OMG, that's hideous!" or "It makes you look like a huge blob of cotton candy!" Lots of giddy, hysterical laughter. Phone pics. Threats of posting pics on line. And of course, finding the perfect dress.

BORING.

Comments

[jennifer_d_g]

I think I would hate writing a shopping scene because I'm also not a fan of shopping. I did write a shoplifting scene once that was very scary.

I don't like to write, read, or even watch heavy-duty action scenes, like car chases or fights. Even as a kid I slept through Indiana Jones in the theater.

[candycana]

Ooh...a shoplifting scene. That sounds fun. Drama! I wrote a car crash once. But that wasn't so much about action as it was about emotion and DRAMA. Hmm...I'm sensing a theme here. :)

[debbierfischer]

Sports scenes and scenes that have to explain the passage of time. And welcome back to the blogosphere, Cana. I just returned too!

[candycana]

I guilty of putting in blah scenes and cutting them later after realizing they were only there to show passage of time. Finding those time transitions is hard for me.

Here's hoping we stick with this blogging a little better this time. But I'm not holding my breath once school starts back.

[debbierfischer]

I'm going to try and post once a week. I'd like to be able to read more blogs as well. It's important to stay connected!

[robinellen]

I have a really hard time with scenes which bridge other scenes together -- and I will often just leave them out initially and add them in after I've finished the first draft (because otherwise I completely stall in the writing).

[candycana]

I agree. And for me, it's often a time frame issue. I have to trust the reader to realize time has passed, and I have to learn how to give the reader enough information for them to make that transition. It's not always easy.

And it's hard too, knowing those bridging scenes must have a purpose other than just being the bridge. That's what makes writing both fun, and a challenge. :)