A great scene has a heartbeat or, at the very least, a pulse. I know what my favorite scene is in my recent book, Explosive. I’ll never forget writing it, the part where Blackburn storms back into Devon’s life in Paris, hell be damned. And in my upcoming novel, The Midnight Man, it’s the scene that even Kate Duffy had trouble getting over. Let’s just say Nicholas Ramsay is one bad boy.
What makes for a sizzling scene? Heightened emotion, for sure. Tension that won’t let you out of its grip. An overwhelming feeling that you’re in-the- moment, right along with the characters. What are some of your favorite scenes and why? How about Rhett Butler finally telling Scarlett he’s really not that into her anymore. Barbara Streisand and Robert Redford, haunted by the way they were, in front of the Plaza in NYC?
Charlotte, you definitely got my attention – I want to know what you wrote now! As to the end of Gone with the Wind… I have to believe that Rhett didn’t mean it and eventually he’ll go back for Scarlet. Or she’ll hunt him down because she’s stubborn like that. I love that line though. Love.
I’ve already ordered “Explosive” and can’t wait for it to arrive. I love the scene in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” where Holly is the rain looking for the cat and then she kisses Paul.
One of my favorite scenes in a book is the interview scene from Fast Women, for comedic effect.
It’s hard to pick favorites!