Gerard Beirne on his blog lets us know right up front:
"Scene is not just important in fiction, it is the basic unit of fiction. If you can write a scene, you can write whatever you want. If you can't write a scene, they tell me Engineering is a pretty good stock in trade."
Fiction editor Elsa Neal tells us at Bella Online:
"Imagine your story is played out on a stage as your reader experiences it. The stage begins in darkness, and then two actors appear on stage, only their heads visible as they're dressed in black jumpsuits to blend in with the darkened stage. They begin talking, two heads floating in nothingness. This is what your story looks like without description to anchor it. But how you add that description is important too."
Dory Lynch, from Indiana University, has this to say:
"The opening scene takes much more work because in it you must propel the plot forward, develop characterization, AND orient the reader. Make sure that the reader can follow where the story takes place, and what is happening to whom. You can orient the reader in a few sentences but you must make them feel comfortable in the story."
Ken Brosky writing at Suite101 about fiction writing tells us:
"Here are some basic questions to ask whenever putting characters into a new scene:
1. Where are the characters standing?
2. When are the characters moving?
3. What is happening in the surroundings?
By answering these questions in detail and holding onto them throughout a particular scene, readers will be able to more easily visualize the story"
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