Tell me if you've seen this before:
The story starts with someone waking up or being woken up by the annoying phone/alarm or an annoying relative. Then the character draaaaaaags themselves out of bed and goes into the bathroom, uses the toilet, brushes their teeth, takes a shower...yada yada.
What's the first thing you think? For me it's either "geez this is boring" or "oh boy, this again."
Just about every person, every morning, in every country all over the world has the SAME morning routine. In fact, it's so freaking normal and typical that if you said "I did my morning routine" almost 100% of readers would understand exactly what that meant. The point?
It doesn't need to be typed out. It's just useless filler. Yet, it's in sooooo many stories. Omit that part. Talk about the weather when they leave the house, the activity of the household members at breakfast, or the people on the street.
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How to Irk a Reader as a Writer
HumorJust random thoughts about things that writers do that irk me as a reader. Fueled by caffeine, lack of sleep, or reaction to something I've read. Take none of this serious! Be offended at your own risk.
