Developing filler scenes

keyboardsmashwriters:

littleawkwardwriter

asked you: Do you have any tips for writing development? I have trouble putting in “filler" I just want to jump straight to the action! And then I don’t provide a clear enough background on the characters and it just gets messy.

Here’s why I don’t like the word “filler”: it’s filler.

Okay, here, let me explain. The term “filler” has this connotation of “unnecessary fluff”, or any scene that’s added in just for the sake of padding your important e...