I m in great need of some advice. The plot of my story revolves around a high school girl, and takes place over the course of four years. I have no problems with the daily scenes , but trying to fill in the empty spaces with narration is what s killing me. I feel as though if I jump too far ahead without showing everything, the reader may feel ripped off or let down. Any advice would be VERY appreciated.
Most great authors are also great readers.
Find books which cover similar time spands and see how the narration was dealt with in them. Use what you like and avoid things you don't. Or reread what you have written or re-analyze what you know you want to write and try to think what situations would foreshadow a scene. Four years is a long time, but if you are focusing on a particular event which happened over the course of those years, you could 'skip' several months at a time and still have a coherent story. The plot of my story revolves around a high school girl, and takes place over the course of four years.