Do your scenes give your reader the maximum effect?  Does each one move your story forward?  They do?  Well then, you are well on your way.  All you need do now is seamlessly connect the scenes.  Make the story flow, be logical, and compel the reader to keep turning the pages.

     Cue the sound of car tires screeching to a halt.  “What?” 

     Not so easy is it? 

     As many writers do, I agonize over each scene I write.  Did I build the tension in that one?  Have I thrown enough conflict at my protagonist?  Did I end the last scene with enough oomph to carry on to the next one?  Are the goals clear enough?  And on and on….

     If your scenes fall flat and the connections are rough, sometimes you need to step back for a day or two and then read what you’ve written with fresh eyes.  Read from the last scene to the first one.  This can often make the raw connections jump out at you and you’ll see where you need to fix them.

     Dear Hubby says that some days watching me write is painful.  I tell him, that some days writing is like wrenching each word out of my brain with an upholstery needle.  On good days, the words flow and the scenes stitch together as if run off on a sewing machine.