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title: Chapter Scenes
category: Chapters
tags: chapters, scenes, pacing, continuity
contextKey: chapters.scenes
micro: Review the scenes that make up this chapter's story movement.
quickTitle: Scenes in a chapter
quickSummary: The Scenes section shows the working story beats inside a chapter.
screenshot:
---

# Overview

The Scenes section shows the working story beats inside the chapter. Scenes are where action, viewpoint, location, time, consequence and continuity details are tracked.

# When Should I Use This?

Use it to check whether the chapter has a clear beginning, development and turn. It is also useful when you need to reorder, add or archive scenes.

# How To Use It

Open a scene to edit its planning details, use the order controls to adjust the chapter flow, and scan summaries to see whether the chapter movement still makes sense.

# Example

One chapter might contain a warning scene, a discovery scene and a reaction scene. Together they create a single reader-facing movement.

# Writer Tip

If a chapter feels flat, look at its scenes and ask what changes by the end of each one.

# Common Mistakes

- Treating a chapter as one large scene.
- Moving scenes without checking surrounding continuity.
- Keeping scenes in a chapter after their purpose has shifted elsewhere.

# Related Guides

- [Scenes](/Help/Article/scenes.overview)
- [Edit Scene](/Help/Article/scenes.edit)
- [Chapters](/Help/Article/chapters.overview)
