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Q&A It is a sign of bad writing to have many scenes that are disconnected with the main plot?

So my novel look like this (I took this diagram idea from this site, but I'm not sure exactly from whom): The beginning and end focuses on the mystery that the heroine is trying to solve (main p...

3 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:42:56Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/7212
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Alexandro Chen‭ · 2019-12-08T02:42:56Z (over 4 years ago)
So my novel look like this (I took this diagram idea from this site, but I'm not sure exactly from whom):

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vL6bx.png)

The beginning and end focuses on the mystery that the heroine is trying to solve (main plot). The middle focuses on her relationship with the other characters.

So I ended up with many random scenes that are disconnected with the main plot (they are indirectly related to it, though). Basically, the main plot is acting as a metaphor for what's happening to her and the people around her.

I presented the opening of the novel in [this](https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/5930/does-my-story-beginning-hook-the-reader-dialogue-narration) question (in case you want to know)

Is this a sign of bad writing? Are there many books with this type of plot structure? (By bad writing, I mean giving the reader a feeling of discontinuity and dullness).

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2013-02-02T17:45:24Z (over 11 years ago)
Original score: 7