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Multiple smaller scenes You can have your main character play through a number of smaller scenes that present the repetitive nature of the routine. By breaking them up, you can introduce them one ...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T07:52:41Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/33090 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
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JP Chapleau
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2019-12-08T07:52:41Z (almost 5 years ago)
## Multiple smaller scenes You can have your main character play through a number of smaller scenes that present the repetitive nature of the routine. By breaking them up, you can introduce them one at a time, when they become relevant. ## Have the character comment about it The character might comment about it and give a quick run-down. By giving a quick overview, you can then have short scenes that expand elements and present them when the story needs it. When something changes that routine, the MC - and reader - notice something is amiss. > _"I have to get out of here! I can't take anymore of this. I'll run down, bump into Mr Rick and his dog. Then on the train for an hour with those over-perfumed ladies. Work for the unappreciation of my peers and sesame seeds. Then back for TV and a reheated can of ravioli. Let's see... five years now. Yeah, the glorious life!"_ This creates a few sub-scenes: Rick and the dog, the train trip, work, watching TV, and the delicious can of ravioli.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-02-07T13:48:18Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 6