Writing Tips & Prompts

Transitions between scenes

- requested.

A lot of writers use different ways to change the scene in their book. This can happen by changing the chapter, paragraph etc.

Transition 1: Chapters

This is a common transition technique used by writers to change their scene. To do this you simply end the chapter & then start the next in a different scene.

Although this transition is simple it can also be a pain because if you want to often change the scene then you would be going onto frequently & this could cause the readers to lose interest.

Transition 2: Paragraphs

This is the transition is also very common. Many writers use their paragraphs as though it is a fresh beginning of a scene (not all paragraphs). Some may - if they want to make the transition clearer - will but "barriers".

Eg.

*paragraph*

-

*new scene*

Or

*paragraph*

****

*new scene*

This one happens a lot in published books (: BUT do not change the point of view in the middle of a scene, it is messy & will confuse readers!

Transition 3: Adverbs

I use this transition technique the most as it is very fast & simple to do. By using adverbs such as 'then', 'next', 'afterwards', 'later', 'by the time..', 'soon' etc, it saves time & is one of the quicker ways to transition.

If you want to do a transition scene, please allow the beginning scene that you are about to move on from finish. The readers could get very frustrated if this does not happen. Remember to think logically here. If you are writing about an argument, those arguing would not just simply forget the argument & it would also follow on to the next scene slightly.