: Re: How to make my story structure less repetitive? Someone told me that the way I write is almost like I'm writing from a template, how do I break away from this? I always end up with this:

@Shelton455

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I'll keep this short :)

First drafts often have this prolixity. In later drafts, you can combine and delete sentences with ease. Which details need to stick in the story?

The real trick for advanced writers is not how to condense sentences, but how to recognize that several paragraphs can be deleted without damaging the story itself. When can you delete entire scenes?

Some questions to ask about your example paragraphs: 1)why do we even need a passage about Gabrielle waking up at all? and (for the second paragraph) 2)why do we need this exposition?

Don't get me wrong; you might have worthy reasons for this approach.

By the way, clocks don't say anything! Who cares about clocks!

Try: Waking up at 6:30 turned out to be a real drag. It was the first day at .........

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