Help!

[nicoletan]

I need some advice, or rather, some help

Comments

[lilacfield]

my main character finds out that she's being stalked by this guy. He leaves her scared, and shocked, and I can't seem to find a way to end it without her bumping into another friend of hers, and then they go off together.

End it with a sentence that sums up her feeling but can still intrigue the reader? For example: "She wondered what imprints this would leave on her soul, and how they would influence her from now on." Just an, er, example, you know.

[nicoletan]

Thanks, that's a great idea too. And that line was interesting. :D

[telscha]

Or end it with her thoughts. If she's scared, maybe she hunches up against a wall. Now what do I do?
I use thoughts in italics a lot, esp in the piece i have just finished. Or i end the scene with someone speaking.
Sometimes i start it like that too, its useful for a slight time jump, and pulls you right into the action.

[nicoletan]

Yeah, ending with her thoughts seems like a really good idea. I think I'd go with that for some chapters, and then with someone speaking for certain chapters. Gee, thanks! You've helped me loads. :)

[telscha]

yw :)

[dobbin477]

I like starting scenes with dialogue because it's funny. It's also a good way to grab the reader. I end my scenes differently. Either with the characters thoughts or a description of where the character is going. If it's boring, I make it up by the next scene beginning with dialogue! :D lol Just go with what feels right and once you're done the story and are doing the edit, then fix up anything that seems boring.

[nicoletan]

Lol. Problem is, until I do something that goes along the lines of 'perfect' I can't quite leave that scene alone.

[plv]

When I don't know how to end the scene, I just stop it where it is. And usually, when I come back to it a few weeks later, I realise that it doesn't need anything else. So I guess I have a few abrupt scene endings, usually ending with someone saying something.

[nicoletan]

Lol, I can't just stop where I am and leave it for weeks. I just need to get it right before I move on, and if I don't, I just get stuck at the next scene. D:

[seraphim_grace]

first of all breathe, it's not the be all and end all that you know how to do this off the bat, everyone learns along the way

[nicoletan]

Lol. Okay, *takes huge breath*

Yeah, I kinda do the whole 'movie scenes' in my head too. Only happened recently though. And nope, I've read snippets of his work, but I wasn't really interested. Mostly because they were kinda on the whole 'medieval side'.

I'll try doing as you said. Thanks. :)