on Jane Friedman site:

Often writers of fiction get no instruction whatsoever on how to construct a scene.

And personally, I think that’s ridiculous, because scenes are the places where we as readers most feel like we’re living the story. What would the Harry Potter books be without all that dialogue? What would The Hunger Games be like if Suzanne Collins had relied on summary rather than scene?

Boring, is what they’d be—even though they tell great stories.

But there’s more to it than just having your beloved imaginary people talk to each other on the page, in specific settings, with a little conflict thrown in for good measure.

In fact, there is one technique that will absolutely transform every scene you write, and make those scenes a lot more satisfying from the reader’s POV. Consistently using this technique will also have the effect of making your reader want to read on, because scenes like this feel surprising and dramatic.

That technique? Building toward a breaking point, then revealing something new about the characters, their world, or the plot.

Here’s how this wave structure breaks down.