From Jeff Vandermeer’s Wonderbook:
A scene dramatizes at least one character in the moment – showing, not telling, or at least conveying to the reader the sense of being shown. The ratio of dialog and actions unfolding in the present to exposition, flashback, description and summary is actually very flexible.
A half scene is a mini scene consisting of a few lines of dialog and description, embedded into summary or a different scene to provide more depth and drama.
Summary or exposition describes action or thought without dramatizing it – tells rather than shows. You can get away with a surprising amount of this if you make it interesting enough.
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