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Q&A Is it alright to add scenes that don’t move the plot forwards much but develop relationships/character?

ANSWER: Yes, and an easy way to make this work is by accentuating 'other goals.' If the necessity of developing those relationships is clear (at least implicit) as character goals, and if we see ...

posted 4y ago by DPT‭  ·  edited 4y ago by DPT‭

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#3: Post edited by user avatar DPT‭ · 2020-03-22T15:30:18Z (over 4 years ago)
  • ANSWER: Yes, by adding in 'other goals.'
  • If the **necessity** of developing those relationships is clear (at least implicit) as character goals, and if we see the characters taking actions toward those goals (proactive), then it's fine.
  • *Bob needed Tim on his side, a hundred percent, if he ever hoped to find the fabled scabbard. As things currently stood, with both of them wanting to tear each other's throat out, they'd never survive the trek to Taled otherwise. Although, Bob thought, with the wind howling and hail battering the windows like a maelstrom, their northward trek needed postponing anyway. He ordered two tall drafts and took them over to Tim's table. "Hey. Looks like you can use one of these."*
  • ANSWER: Yes, and an easy way to make this work is by accentuating 'other goals.'
  • If the **necessity** of developing those relationships is clear (at least implicit) as character goals, and if we see the characters taking actions toward those goals (proactive), then it's fine.
  • *Bob needed Tim on his side, a hundred percent, if he ever hoped to find the fabled scabbard. As things currently stood, with both of them wanting to tear each other's throat out, they'd never survive the trek to Taled otherwise. Although, Bob thought, with the wind howling and hail battering the windows like a maelstrom, their northward trek needed postponing anyway. He ordered two tall drafts and took them over to Tim's table. "Hey. Looks like you can use one of these."*
#2: Post edited by user avatar DPT‭ · 2020-03-22T15:28:28Z (over 4 years ago)
  • You can add in 'other goals.'
  • If the necessity of developing those relationships is clear (at least implicit) as character goals, and if we see the characters taking actions toward those goals (proactive), then it's fine.
  • *Bob needed Tim on his side, a hundred percent, if he ever hoped to find the fabled scabbard. As things currently stood, with both of them wanting to tear each other's throat out, they'd never survive the trek to Taled otherwise. Although, Bob thought, with the wind howling and hail battering the windows like a maelstrom, their northward trek needed postponing anyway. He ordered two tall drafts and took them over to Tim's table. "Hey. Looks like you can use one of these."*
  • ANSWER: Yes, by adding in 'other goals.'
  • If the **necessity** of developing those relationships is clear (at least implicit) as character goals, and if we see the characters taking actions toward those goals (proactive), then it's fine.
  • *Bob needed Tim on his side, a hundred percent, if he ever hoped to find the fabled scabbard. As things currently stood, with both of them wanting to tear each other's throat out, they'd never survive the trek to Taled otherwise. Although, Bob thought, with the wind howling and hail battering the windows like a maelstrom, their northward trek needed postponing anyway. He ordered two tall drafts and took them over to Tim's table. "Hey. Looks like you can use one of these."*
#1: Initial revision by user avatar DPT‭ · 2020-03-22T15:27:50Z (over 4 years ago)
You can add in 'other goals.' 

If the necessity of developing those relationships is clear (at least implicit) as character goals, and if we see the characters taking actions toward those goals (proactive), then it's fine.

*Bob needed Tim on his side, a hundred percent, if he ever hoped to find the fabled scabbard. As things currently stood, with both of them wanting to tear each other's throat out, they'd never survive the trek to Taled otherwise. Although, Bob thought, with the wind howling and hail battering the windows like a maelstrom, their northward trek needed postponing anyway. He ordered two tall drafts and took them over to Tim's table. "Hey. Looks like you can use one of these."*