How to Write Engaging Scenes and MRU 3-8

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This eight part series covers how to write engaging scenes, the scene sequel, or inhale exhale scene type. Then it covers MRU in an easy to understand way. MRU, instead of being looked at as medication reaction units can be viewed as action reaction.

Automatic response. Shivers. Adrenaline rush.
Teary eyed. Gasp. Jerk reaction. Cuss. Shaking. Throw arms up. Flinch. Heart pounding.

Willful bodily response. A physical response in reaction to an outside source. Pulling away. Jumping. Slapping.

Speech. Character says something in response to the outside source.

Thoughts. Thoughts or introspection in direct response to the outside source.

Counter Actions:

Body. Does she do something else as a counter action? An example would be, she punched the person in the nose. Now she is taking control of the situation, rather than things just being done to her.

Speech. Does she say something to take control of the situation?

Thought. Do her thoughts shift to taking control of the situation?

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[architectus777]

I like that. Attack of the evil mosquitos.

[Hammertime5150]

I was thinking about the setting thing you said, and I remembered Jurassic Park. Michael Crichton describes the setting really well, and all the time. It usually takes you the whole book to see a setting complete, but you always see it well in the middle of the book.

[rainewater85]

To avoid her family, she's waiting outside for the boy to arrive when mosquitoes attack and she's covered in itchy ugly little bumps all over her arms, legs, neck and face!!

...that would suck for a first date.

[metaphysicalg]

thank you so much for these videos! They've been very helpful to me already and I'm only on the third of this series.