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Published on November 2, 2026
Making Things Happen in a Story
Friday, 20th November 2026 | Online | 5:30PM - 6:15PM IST
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“Making Things Happen in a Story” Webinar: The Art of Writing a Great Scene
Learn to Create Compelling Scenes and Make Every Moment in Your Story Count
What makes a scene memorable? Is it the action, the dialogue, the emotions, or an unexpected twist?
Join Saisudha Acharya, author of the History Unpacked series, for an engaging creative writing session exploring the art of writing a great scene. Scenes bring stories to life, reveal characters through their actions and reactions, and draw readers into the moments that make a story memorable.
Through this session, students will explore how to build engaging scenes using action, dialogue, description and sensory details. They will also discover how timing, surprise and unexpected turns can make scenes funny, suspenseful or moving, while learning how to apply these techniques to strengthen their own stories.
What You'll Learn:
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Understand the Power of a Scene: Discover why scenes are essential to storytelling and how they bring stories to life.
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Reveal Characters Through Actions: Learn how to communicate personality through characters' actions, dialogue and reactions rather than simply describing them.
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Bring Scenes to Life: Explore how action, dialogue and sensory details can make writing more engaging and immersive.
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Create Emotion Through Writing: Understand how to make readers feel present in a moment and connect with what characters experience.
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Master Timing and Surprise: Discover how pacing, unexpected turns and well-timed surprises can make scenes funny, suspenseful or moving.
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Strengthen Your Storytelling: Apply these techniques to revisit and improve scenes in your own stories.
Who Should Attend?
Why Attend?
A great story is about more than what happens; it is about how readers experience each moment. Scenes allow readers to connect with characters, feel their emotions and become part of the story as it unfolds.
This engaging session offers students an opportunity to explore the craft of scene-writing and understand how action, dialogue, sensory details and unexpected developments can transform ordinary moments into memorable storytelling experiences.
Join Saisudha Acharya to discover how to make your scenes more compelling, your characters more believable and your stories more engaging.
About Your Speaker: Saisudha Acharya
Author | Educator | Children's Non-Fiction Writer
Saisudha Acharya is an author and educator with a keen interest in history and how the past continues to shape our present. She is the author of the History Unpacked series, published by Duckbill–Penguin Random House India, which explores Indian history through evidence, stories and humour.
Her first book in the series, History Unpacked: The Why, When and What of Ancient India, won the Atta Galatta–Bangalore Literature Festival Award for Best Children’s Non-Fiction in 2025.
Beyond writing, Saisudha designs workshops, conducts classroom sessions and develops collaborative learning programmes that bring history to life for young learners.
In this session, Saisudha will introduce students to the art of creating compelling scenes and explore how action, dialogue, detail and surprise can make storytelling more engaging.
Books:
History Unpacked: The Why, When and What of Ancient India
History Unpacked: The Why, When and What of Medieval India (Not Forgetting the Who and Where)
Penguin Author Profile: Saisudha Acharya
