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If the scene is boring, it’s not necessary. Think about what you actually need to convey to the reader to move the plot forward, write something interesting that delivers that necessary informatio...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T03:11:21Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/9388 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
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Seth Gordon
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2019-12-08T03:11:21Z (almost 5 years ago)
If the scene is boring, it’s not necessary. Think about what you actually need to convey to the reader to move the plot forward, write something interesting that delivers that necessary information, and skip everything else. **This may be a good time to break the “show, don’t tell” rule.** “Eight hours and two liters of vodka later, Ambassador Königsberg agreed to waive the Union’s trade rights on Svalbard VII in exchange for a military base on Copernicus Prime and five tons of unobtainium.” Carriage return, hash mark, carriage return, onward. If the scene is necessary because of some shift in a character (e.g., the Ambassador decides that he wants to betray the Union), then find some interesting event that tips the balance in the character’s mind, dramatize that event, and summarize what comes before and after.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2013-11-13T22:33:44Z (almost 11 years ago)
Original score: 15