Top 24 questions that can improve your scene

Alan Moore is a master at scene setting.
And yes,
I could have found a better example.

A great story starts with great scene creation.  The clearer your are in yourself about what's happening in the scene, the clearer your reader's will be.  So with that in mind, here are 24 questions that can help you get crystal clear on what's happening in your scene:

1. What time of day is it?
2. Can you insert metaphors to make the scene richer?
3. How do the characters feel emotionally?
4. What do they feel physically?
5. What do the characters hear?
6. What is the tone of their voices?
7. What are their facial expressions?
8. What are they physically doing at this moment?
9. What are the characters saying? What are they hiding or really wish to say?
10. What can they smell?
11. What do they taste?
12. Do any of these sensations remind them of anything? Does the scene itself bring back a memory?
13. What is the conflict in this scene? 
14. How can you make the scene’s conflict congruent with the overall conflict of the story?
15. What do your characters want at this moment? What are the obstacles?
16. What do your characters fear at this moment?
17. How can you make your scene reverse in tone from beginning to end?
18. How does this scene foreshadow future events in the story?
19. How is your story's theme reflected in this scene?
20. Can you plant something in one of the previous scenes that comes back in a meaningful way in this scene?
21. How can you make your scene more anecdotal, so that if it stood on its own, it would still be a fascinating whole? Can you make it end on a cliffhanger?
22. Should any of the characters be deleted from the scene or moved more to the background to make the action more intense?
23. Are there any options for comic relief in the scene to break the tension for a moment?
24. Is there anything in the scene that could be implied or more subtly suggested instead of showing it dead on?

If you want to learn more about scene building, I'd recommend reading:

How to make every scene a great scene

and

Maximizing Emotional Impact: How To Keep Your Audience Engaged Scene by Scene