Sometimes a Scene is an Outfit, Sometimes a Pair of Shoes

I love shoes and I love buying shoes and I love figuring out what to wear with shoes. Because sometimes you have to build the whole outfit around those fabulous new peep toe shoes or your new gray leather ankle boots or the shiny Mary Janes.

Sometimes it's like that with scenes too. You might have a joke, or a cute bit of dialogue or even a fabulous setting you simply must include in your novel. And when you feel that way, you quickly start figuring out how to build the perfect outfit around i...