Shortcut to the Scene

The exercise from my book NOVEL SHORTCUTS that I found the most useful was Shortcut to the Scene. Using it I found I could write scenes about three times faster and yet the end result needed less rewriting. So, in case some of you Nanowrimonians would like to try it, here is the exercise.

STEP I: THE SCENE OUTLINE

First you write down what needs to happen in the scene: the action, the goal, the conflict. You don't need to go into a lot of detail. Put down the essentials. Leave yourself space...