Should I remove scenes that I myself find "boring"?

Question

Sometimes, I find myself writing a scene that does everything I think it should do: reveal details about the protagonist, drive the plot forward, show other elements related to the story, etc. There's only one problem: I find the scene "boring" (even if the plot itself isn't). In other words, I don't feel excited writing it nor reading it.Is it normal for a writer to encounter those types of scenes? Should I just remove them?

Answer 1

Hi Asked,

I think there could be several answers to this question. I think we write what we enjoy reading and although the things you mentioned are often necessary in understanding your character, if it bores you it is likely that your audience will be too.

Something I would consider doing is taking the relevant information you have put into one section or paragraph or page and spreading it throughout the chapter or section you are working on. In this way you will avoid an information dump.

I hope this helped.