If you’re working on a novel, some scenes will likely flow easily – they’ll be straightforward to write and not too much of a challenge. But other scenes
will be a lot tougher.
There are plenty of reasons why certain scenes feel difficult to write. Maybe you’re juggling multiple story threads and you need to manage to bring them all together. Perhaps you’ve had to do a lot of research for a crucial scene in your historical novel. Or maybe you’re writing a type of scene that you’ve not attempted before, like a fight scene or a sex
scene.
Whatever the exact challenge, it’s easy to end up stalling here. You might feel stuck or blocked, avoiding writing altogether, or you might end up skipping the tough scene to write something that comes later in the story.
At some point, though, you’re going to
need to make decisions about how to approach your difficult scenes. So what options do you have – and how can you make writing difficult scenes a little easier?
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