type of scene as Action and Reaction.

[John Patten]

Hi All, 

In the Scene panel, It has type of scene as Action and Reaction.

I read a lot of comic books but I don't think the Scene Actions is a Fight Scene.  Can you point me to a writing guide that explains what a  Action and Reaction scene are?

Given this website

https://thenovelsmithy.com/scene-structure-basics/

I mush all all my scenes to include both.

Do you all split your scenes into two, Action, then Reaction?

[Henry Boleszny]

Hi John, 

 

I think of it like this:

            ACTION:                    I heard John’s rumours about my uncle.  I knew they were lies.  I went up and punched him. 

 

            REACTION:               Two days later, I sit drinking bourbon and pain killers, nursing the cast around my broken wrist.  Forget glass jaws.  His was pure granite. 

                                                And now I have to reconsider my views about my uncle.  (insert deeply meaningful psychological prose).

 

Hope this helps. 

 

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[Peter T.]

On Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 4:00:51 AM UTC+2 jasco wrote:

Do you all split your scenes into two, Action, then Reaction?

I don't usually use this scheme from the beginning, but it's helpful in revision when I feel the plot is sagging.  

The scheme can certainly be useful in keeping a firm grip on impatient or poorly focused readers, though literature naturally offers a much wider range of creative possibilities.

Incidentally, there is also a microstructure for such scenes in this "framework" theory, which consists of a sequence of feeling, reflex, and rational action. 

See: https://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/articles/writing-the-perfect-scene/