Now that you know your basic plot points, you need to start writing scenes for each of those plot points and scenes that move the characters between major plot points
There are many, many potential types of scenes you can use to tell your story.
Important, also, is to choose a Point of View
- The First Person: Many people enjoy writing from this point of view. It uses the “I” form of writing… “I woke up this morning and I went to the shop.”
- The Third Person: written from the perspective of a third party, usually an omnipotent narrator that knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters, and can provide commentary to a degree.
Try to make the first line of every chapter as important as the first line of the entire book, and try to grab the reader and lure them in the same way in every chapter as you do in the first few chapters.
You need to use all five senses when you are describing a scene. Let the reader see, hear, smell, taste and feel the scene. It should be that vivid in the reader’s mind’s eye, and of course skillful writing can achieve this while still being tastefully economical with their prose and word count.
When you are writing your scenes you need to be constantly giving the reader something to resonate, some element that makes them relate to what the character is doing, and makes them want to keep reading.
Just like with our outline, when you are writing your scenes think that each one should further develop the characters and move the plot forward.
It is a good idea to eliminate all distractions when you begin getting into the nitty gritty of writing scenes. Try to enter a flow state.