When I sit down to write, I don’t try to make it perfect—I try to move. I start with action. The fast-paced scenes. The dialogue. The tension. The parts that feel like thunder.
Then I go back. I begin to smooth things out—adding description like coats of paint, deepening the emotion, filling in the bones of the story with flesh. Sometimes it’s a color wash. Other times it’s full-on design.
It’s a lot like painting your nails. One coat gives you coverage. Two brings the color to life. The third? That’s where the shine hits and the story really gleams.
If you’ve ever struggled with getting your scenes to “feel finished,” give yourself permission to layer.
- First layer: action
- Second: description
- Third: mood, background, sensory touches
No one ever said a story has to be built in one sitting. Build it like beauty—one coat at a time 💅🏽✨
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