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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/27208
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I am currently writing the first draft of my novel. I have its outline panned out, down to the chapters, even what should be happening in each chapter. I have written a rough draft, where I have described the parts which were clear to me and skipped those which were not.

After that, now when I'm starting my first draft, I find that, now, I'm not able to flesh out the details of some of the scenes. I know what the outcome of the chapter should be, I know what is supposed to happen in the scene but don't know how to get there.

> For e.g. there is a scene in my novel where a person is brought to trial. I know the outcome of the trial, I know the arguments to be covered for the trial but I'm not able to visualise and hence pen the scene. Which order should the arguments be presented? How should the minor characters interact during it ? etc

Mind you, that this is only for certain scenes (which, I admit, are not entirely clear to me). There have been scenes where I've written the entire chapter in one sitting. So what should I do to fill out the details of the blocking chapters ? I find myself procrastinating while trying to work out the flow of the chapter.

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