StoryGrid offers this advice in their article "The Math of Story Telling."

https://storygrid.com/how-many-scenes-novel/

This is information about developing compelling scenes is from The Writing Mastery Academy.

Scenes are the building blocks of a novel. Just as bricks form the structure of a house, great scenes create the framework for a cohesive and dynamic story. Each scene within a novel is like a mini-story or a smaller story arc within the novel. Scenes create the structural pace of the story. This makes them different from chapters, which can be made up of one scene or many scenes.

A scene is a single event, situation, or action that happens within the story. When you write a scene, there are four basic elements you should include. These elements are a purpose, a goal, a conflict, and a shift. Let’s take a closer look at these four important elements of a scene, their purpose, and how to write each one into a scene.

Tips for mastering scene structure

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Tim Grahl of StoryGrid describes stakes are the Narrative Drive. Here's what he has to say.

Narrative Drive keeps a story moving forward and makes the reader eager to keep reading. The stakes power it, the protagonist's goals, and the obstacles in their way. It isn’t just about action—it’s about crafting a story that keeps readers invested in the outcome from start to finish.

Narrative Drive is directly linked to how well you can create Crisis stakes in each scene.

The Crisis: The Key to Greater Narrative Drive

The Crisis is the pivotal moment where the protagonist must make a tough choice between two opposing options, each with significant consequences. This decision reveals the protagonist’s true character and drives the story toward the climax.

The tougher the decision, the more compelling your Crisis—and the stronger your Narrative Drive.

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