Sapphic Heat Worksheet
Scene Audit
Worksheet 15
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Use after drafting a complete scene.
Quick Diagnosis
- The scene is drafted, but you cannot tell whether it works.
- The scene has strong moments, but the movement is unclear.
- You need one revision target instead of ten vague worries.
Scene Audit
Scene purpose:
Wanted / withheld:
Primary obstacle / hidden obstacle:
Starting / ending / highest intensity:
Scene movement: opening, disturbance, shift, aftermath:
Unsaid sentence:
Power or boundary clarity issue:
Primary revision target:
Mini Example
Purpose: make denial harder.
Hidden obstacle: admitting care would undo the character’s public role.
Revision target: cut two explanatory paragraphs and let the final silence carry the turn.
Revision Check
- The scene has a job beyond mood.
- Want and withholding are both legible.
- The scene changes power, knowledge, or vulnerability.
- The primary revision target is specific.