I fixed that scene last night. Just moved it in the scene order and gave it more of a purpose. It might still be a filler but it has a stay of execution for now.

Whenever you get bored in a scene, kill a baby. That always gets things going.

Cheers for the advice. I think “bored” was actually the wrong word. It was just that I was writing a scene and not feeling enthused about it despite it’s visual potential and what it may add to the story. (I’m all for killing my babies so if it doesn’t work, I will get rid of it). It just felt wrong. Thinking about it some more, I’ve realised that it doesn’t work where it is and needs to take place before the preceding scene.

Good advice about the throwing in a twist too. Unfortunately, I can’t follow another character as that would be obviously breaking the POV of the screenplay (story POV, not camera). But it has made me think about one or two other scenes where I could start a little differently.

Nice work with your novel so far, by the way.

The answer is, definitely: Don’t look back. Keep going. Assume the changes have been made if you have to, but push forward until the next draft.

If you get bored, throw something new in or throw a twist in or follow some other character and see where they take you!