I meditated the other day . Something wasn ' t going my way , and I had some free time , so I sat down with the intention of not getting up until I was rooted in the present . It gives you freedom from your desires , if that makes sense . So you ' re not attached to them , which allows you to pursue them more effectively . <| sep |> I think a good place to start is don ' t consider it boring , which is easier said than done . Personally , I always write bare bones first , eg dialogue or whatever the main thing happening in a scene is . Then I iterate through the scene multiple times what ' s the body language to add depth to the characters and their relationships , what are the surroundings like for world building or if it ' s contemporary , do they have itemssouvenirs defining them , are there pauses that hint at an underlying tension , etc . Think of it less like being boring and more like the nuances that help flesh out your story . It ' s also oftentimes a method to organically introduce concepts without too much exposition .