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I have a similar question as the one asked in ['How to write montages in prose? (fantasy novel)'](https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/21742/how-to-write-montages-in-prose-fantasy-novel) however, there has been no answer in this and it is far too general.

The question I wish to ask is; **Are there any specific techniques that you can use to write a montage, or a short sequence of events that take place over a period of time, in a novel?**

For example, how would you write a piece of fiction that skims over a period of time but has scattered pieces of important information that is necessary for the future of the plot, may it be in the form of a work montage, training montage, or just an acceleration in time that would be too tedious to explain in detail due to repetition, but still have _significant events that occur_ that are out of place?

**Edit:** To elaborate more on my specific issue; one of my characters is residing in a village to raise funds - and during this period, he sees injustices performed on villagers such as unfair extortion of taxes, bullying by more powerful beings, etc. How would I be able to string these in, as I don't want to include tedious events such as him going around helping out with farming, learning how to hunt, etc.? I've been considering including short chapters only a few paragraphs long in a sort of diary format, however I don't feel as if this would fit the third person style of writing I'm going for.

Original score: 5