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Warning: I hit 1000 words on a single scene and everyone told me to cut it
I know the rule is to keep scenes tight, but this one needed every word to build the tension in the old lighthouse. Has anyone else kept a long scene that just felt right?
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beth_stone6d ago
Ever read that one chapter in The Shining where Jack is just losing his mind in the Colorado Lounge? That thing goes on for ages but you can't look away. Sometimes the slow creep needs all that space to really work.
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