Sapphic Heat Worksheet
Scene Foundation
Worksheet 1
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Use before drafting any charged scene.
Quick Diagnosis
- The scene idea has a mood, but not yet a job.
- The attraction is present, but the emotional change is unclear.
- You know the setting, but not what emotional force the scene should carry.
Scene Foundation
Scene title:
Location:
POV character:
Other character:
Surface event:
Emotional event underneath:
Primary tension word:
What pulls them together?
What keeps the moment from resolving?
What changes by the end?
Exit image, line, gesture, object, or silence:
Mini Example
Surface event: two rivals clean up after a failed public reading.
Emotional event: one notices the other is shaken and chooses not to use it as leverage.
Exit image: the untouched glass of water left beside her hand.
Revision Check
- The scene has a clear emotional job.
- The emotional force is specific to these characters.
- Something changes by the end.
- The final image carries tension forward.