Writing Is it necessary to skip writing the boring parts?

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I only write it when I enjoy it, but if it reaches a point where it gets tedious, I tend to get bored writing it. If you’re bored writing it, readers will get bored reading it. Presumably, light novel authors can write the boring parts to lengthen the story (to have more volumes). Do you guys skip the boring parts—without ruining the pacing?​
 
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As a reader of CN novels, I find filler increasingly disgusting over time I end up skipping most of the story just to get to the good part.

If you don't feel like writing it, just skip it. Readers probably won't care if you don't.
 

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Boring is subjective. Some people come to a story for the action and consider the emotional turmoil of the characters to be boring. However, others appreciate that stuff. Write the story you want to read. As long as you're not bored by it, someone else will also like it.
 

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I'm finding a balance between heavy action, smut and quieter character moments, fuck knows if its going well though, feedback as been slim recently, those who have reached out have said they like it. Writing about stuff that doesn't interest you has a habit of showing though.
 

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Alright, there is a period of time when I got bored of writing, and thus my writing came out unsatisfactory. However, it's hard to say if the writing is bad until you either read it 6 months later, or have a fresh pair of eyes read it and give feedback.
However, writing the boring part as a writer can make you begin to feel burnout or dread because it's not something you want to write. Do it for a long time, and you might really give up your story even if you grind out chapters.
Unfortunately, even if you feel impatient and "skip" parts to get to the juicy bits, I find the writing to also feel rushed (as a reader who has done that as a writer). It's better to flesh out the boring parts, since it leads up to the juicy bits.
Still, what I wrote felt very boring to me when I read over it to check it (still fresh from the writing however), so I felt like the readers would also find it boring, like you have said.
So, what I did, at least, was think about it. Ask questions to yourself, go back to the days of brainstorming. What is it that you want to write about? If you can't think about it for the moment, my best option is to sleep on it. It'll come as a thought sometime when you least expect it sometimes.
As long as it's something you want to write about, even if it is 'tedious' it'll still come out interesting because you found it fun to write it.
E.g. ask about what you want to character to say, to think, to act, to react, interact with others or whatnot. Like, if your character says one thing, how will the other character react? Or maybe, what kinds of crazy/fun/cozy situations can those characters get into?
Well, that's just me blabbering, but I wanted to share my experience.
 
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Skip boring parts of writing?

First, is it a filler? If yes, see skip.
Second is it essential to story? If yes, do not skip.

You need strings and threads to connect your clothes. It may seem miniscule with all those tiny little stitches, but without it, how does it connect to make the bigger picture? If they are boring, then don't stress too much detail on it, but give just enough to connect the dots and sew things together and then move on.

Now if the stitch is just for show and just decor, do we really need it? Maybe some are ok to make it interesting and entertaining, but too much and it makes the piece of article look ugly and bloated. This is the same with fillers.
 

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In my case, I really enjoy writing the dialogue and the more violent parts of my stories (climaxes etc). A lot of the things are there as set up. What I like to do when it happens (usually for the stuff I dont really post), I write backwards. I write my favorite scene and try and reconstruct how it could be set up so that scene is logical or important. In that way I am not the only person who enjoys the things I write.
 

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I think you should always be excited about what you're writing. If there's a part that bores you, it's going to bore the audience too. Keep in mind, you can convey information however you want. If there's some boring exposition you need across but it's, well, boring, find a more exciting way to engage with those ideas.
 

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It depends on if the boring stuff is filler or not. If its filler than its entirely skippable, but if not, then write it anyway. If it's essential, than even if its boring to write, you need to write it anyway, cause it'll make the eventual climax all the more potent.
 

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Just make sure the overall chapter is both entertaining and engaging.
 

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I only write it when I enjoy it, but if it reaches a point where it gets tedious, I tend to get bored writing it. If you’re bored writing it, readers will get bored reading it. Presumably, light novel authors can write the boring parts to lengthen the story (to have more volumes). Do you guys skip the boring parts—without ruining the pacing?​
These parts often seem boring at the time but later on there are parts that pad travel scenes, making it not feel like "They went here... then they went here." That is, the stuff about the carriage bumping or some chat at a campfire during a slow period actually are the bricks that hold the narrative together.

Here's an example: I saw this film called "Not One Less." For the first 20 minutes or so, they were extremely slow about setup, showing a girl in the country getting employed as a school teacher in communist China, with very limited resources (they have her spread chalk dust, since she is not even afforded new chalk). And they tell her that at the end of school, none of her students should leave. One does, but they're an athlete or something, so the school allows that. Unfortunately, one has to go to the city to help his mom, so she leaves her class behind to track him down. She finally gets the media involved, and they help the student get all he needs so he can return to school. And the teacher? The media gives her chalk. It was this little detail that seemed so boring that actually got me choked up at the end.


I urge you to watch this to get an understanding about scene building. It's not the boring part. It's the best part!
 
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