: Re: Static Scenes that still Move the Story Forward I've just read a tutorial about scenic techniques in novel-writing that recommends that a story should have a rhythm of static scenes and dramatic

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Most men's hearts are brave in the moment in the firefight. It's the minutes and hours waiting,that's when fear creeps in.
This is the great thing about static scenes. This is where the characters wait for the next thing to happen, but often these moments can be more trying than the action. The conflict here is often internal. Show the characters struggling to go on and do the next difficult thing. Show the stress of the past event catching up to them. Does it eat away at them internally? does the stress impact relationships that worked just fine before the chaos started?

Static scenes let us see that the characters are not buckled in on roller coasters. They are willing participants of the events and their actions are not a just a simple reaction to the world. They are the foundation to build on when the excitement begins.

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