Writing

as a general rule a good scene is one where something changes. Or at least, something happens.

You can’t make a person, a human being with a first kiss and a sense of humor and a favorite sandwich, and then expect her to dissolve back into scribbled notes and whiskeyed coffee when she no longer suits your purposes. I think I always knew she would come back to find me, someday.

The bad version of a scene nearly always contains the seeds of a better version.