Editing Research/Fiction Writing/Story Beats (section)

=== Scene and sequel methodology ===
Scene/sequel thinking, often associated with Dwight Swain and later craft teachers, separates '''action units''' from '''reaction units''':
Scene:
# Goal
# Conflict
# Disaster / setback
Sequel:
# Reaction
# Dilemma
# Decision
Revision use:
* If every chapter is action, readers lack emotional processing.
* If every chapter is reaction, the plot stalls.
* A strong sequel converts emotion into a new decision, which launches the next scene.
* This prevents episodic plotting because each scene causes the next.