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Q&A How to write a story that spans decades

I'm looking for techniques to write a fantasy story (A song of ice and fire style) but the problem is the duration of the story : The first three years there are lot of plots, and betrayals. Afte...

3 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by Aiman Vargas‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:55:24Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/20359
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Aiman Vargas‭ · 2019-12-08T04:55:24Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'm looking for techniques to write a fantasy story (A song of ice and fire style) but the problem is the duration of the story :

- The first three years there are lot of plots, and betrayals.

- After that a good lord rules the kingdom, in his reign nothing special happens, the plots against the king stop and everything is ok.

- After his death the plots and betrayals resume 

So the question is how can I skip the twenty years of his reign, mentioning just the important stuff without confusing readers?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-01-08T11:11:55Z (almost 9 years ago)
Original score: 11