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You should use time-lapses as many times as you need them, unless you want to tell the story of your characters minute-by-minute, day-by-day. I think time lapses are more or less a necessity if y...
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You should use time-lapses as many times as you need them, unless you want to tell the story of your characters minute-by-minute, day-by-day. I think time lapses are more or less a necessity if you don't want your story to have a million words count... They can be as short as a few hours passing, or as long as decades going by, as long as they make sense in the story line.