Using Domino to Create a Natural Flow in Your Novel
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Domino is a game played with twenty-eight flat oblong pieces of ivory, bone or wood. They are normally twice as long as they are wide and have a line in the middle that divides them visually into two squares, called ends. One end is marked with an arrangement of spots or pips, which represents the value of that domino. The other is blank or identically patterned. The values of the pips on either side of the domino are added together. The resulting sum is used to determine the winner of a given game.
A person may play a variety of domino games, some with a scoring system and others without. The most basic domino set contains 28 tiles, and the most common type of game involves placing tiles edge to edge so that their values form a specified total. Each player places a tile in turn, except that players can block the action of opponents. The most popular variant is called a double-six set, because the values of the first six tiles determine how many points can be scored in the game.
The word domino is also used to describe a pattern of events, such as the collapse of an economic model or the overtaking of a political regime by a more powerful rival. The term is also used in figurative terms to describe the impact of an action or series of actions that affect many people and things, as well as to refer to any number or figure that has a similar effect.
When writing a novel, the idea of considering every plot beat as a domino is useful. Think of each scene as a domino that can be tipped over by the next scene, and it’s easy to see how this might help create a natural flow in your story.
If you’re writing a narrative that involves a character going through a major emotional shift, then each scene should naturally lead into the next. If you don’t have these scenes logically connected, it can feel disjointed and confusing for readers.
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