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If the answer is paragraphs, you're padding out your story. Unless the story is about the leaf, these paragraphs serve no meaning. Yeah, sure, you may describe it pretty well, but just because something is described well, doesn't mean it's going to do anything.
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If the answer is paragraphs, you're padding out your story. Unless the story is about the leaf, these paragraphs serve no meaning. Yeah, sure, you may describe it pretty well, but just because something is described well, doesn't mean it's going to do anything.anything.
! Spotting filler and padding
Read every passage from the reader's standpoint. Does the passage advance plot, characterization, or world building? Would the reader care about it for any other reason? If you were the reader, would you pay close attention, or would you skim it? \\
Review your writing for filler words and phrases. Words like "actually," "just," and "very" and phrases like "Note that..." and "As a matter of fact..." rarely add meaning.
! Spotting filler and padding
Read every passage from the reader's standpoint. Does the passage advance plot, characterization, or world building? Would the reader care about it for any other reason? If you were the reader, would you pay close attention, or would you skim it? \\
Review your writing for filler words and phrases. Words like "actually," "just," and "very" and phrases like "Note that..." and "As a matter of fact..." rarely add meaning.
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Some filler eposisodes may be well pulled off successfully, but filler should be used with care.
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Some filler eposisodes episodes may be well pulled off successfully, but filler should be used with care.
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Filler is never a good idea in your story. Especially if there is really nothing going on during your filler, and it's just an excuse to pad out your pages. Remember, there are plenty of ways to get quantity ''and'' quality. Padding isn't one of them. This is how to avoid filler and padding in your story.
! Why is filler bad?
This question should be obvious, but just in case, here are a few reasons why filler is bad.
! Why is filler bad?
This question should be obvious, but just in case, here are a few reasons why filler is bad.
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Filler is never a good idea in your story. Especially problematic if there is really nothing going on during your filler, and it's just an excuse to pad out your pages. Remember, there are plenty of ways to get quantity ''and'' quality. Padding isn't one of them. This is how to avoid filler and padding in your story.
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This questioneposisodes may be well pulled off successfully, but filler should be obvious, but just in case, here are a few reasons why filler is bad.used with care.
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When somebody reads a story, they want to read about what's going on inside it. This is something that a writer feels a bit hassled about. They may not be sure if the actual content will fit the whole way. If this happens, then the author may resort to using padding to further it. But instead of clinging on to the story, making sure to follow it, the padding just decides to fall off and come across something unrelated, like the main character having a coffee break for no reason whatsoever. Imagine if [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour 1984]] had used up all the paragraphs to just talk about Big Brother's eyes. Sure, the eyes may be unnerving at first, but at the end, you find that they just detract from the themes of harsh control and suedo-communism.
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When somebody reads a story, they want to read about what's going on inside it. This is something that a writer feels a bit hassled about. They may not be sure if the actual content will fit the whole way. If this happens, then the author may resort to using padding to further it. But instead of clinging on to the story, making sure to follow it, the padding just decides to fall off and come across something unrelated, like the main character having a coffee break for no reason whatsoever. Imagine if [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour 1984]] had used up all the paragraphs to just talk about Big Brother's eyes. Sure, the eyes may be unnerving at first, but at the end, you find that they just detract from the themes of harsh control and suedo-communism.pseudo-communism.
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Filler is never a good idea in your story. Especially if there is really nothing going on during your filler, and it's just an excuse to pad out your pages. Remember, there are plenty of ways to get quantity ''and'' quality. Padding isn't one of them. This is how to avoid filler and padding in your story.
! Why is filler bad?
This question should be obvious, but just in case, here are a few reasons why filler is bad.
!! It detracts from the actual content
When somebody reads a story, they want to read about what's going on inside it. This is something that a writer feels a bit hassled about. They may not be sure if the actual content will fit the whole way. If this happens, then the author may resort to using padding to further it. But instead of clinging on to the story, making sure to follow it, the padding just decides to fall off and come across something unrelated, like the main character having a coffee break for no reason whatsoever. Imagine if [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour 1984]] had used up all the paragraphs to just talk about Big Brother's eyes. Sure, the eyes may be unnerving at first, but at the end, you find that they just detract from the themes of harsh control and suedo-communism.
!! It doesn't do anything in the novel
When writing about a leaf blowing in the wind, what do you do? Write a sentence or two about it, or write paragraphs about it? \\
If the answer is paragraphs, you're padding out your story. Unless the story is about the leaf, these paragraphs serve no meaning. Yeah, sure, you may describe it pretty well, but just because something is described well, doesn't mean it's going to do anything.
! Why is filler bad?
This question should be obvious, but just in case, here are a few reasons why filler is bad.
!! It detracts from the actual content
When somebody reads a story, they want to read about what's going on inside it. This is something that a writer feels a bit hassled about. They may not be sure if the actual content will fit the whole way. If this happens, then the author may resort to using padding to further it. But instead of clinging on to the story, making sure to follow it, the padding just decides to fall off and come across something unrelated, like the main character having a coffee break for no reason whatsoever. Imagine if [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour 1984]] had used up all the paragraphs to just talk about Big Brother's eyes. Sure, the eyes may be unnerving at first, but at the end, you find that they just detract from the themes of harsh control and suedo-communism.
!! It doesn't do anything in the novel
When writing about a leaf blowing in the wind, what do you do? Write a sentence or two about it, or write paragraphs about it? \\
If the answer is paragraphs, you're padding out your story. Unless the story is about the leaf, these paragraphs serve no meaning. Yeah, sure, you may describe it pretty well, but just because something is described well, doesn't mean it's going to do anything.
