More research

I'm scheduling a tour of the police department. I have a scene with a simple arrest, so it's hard to make it interesting, and yet it's pivotol to my story, so I need to play it up. I think a tour would be fun and also give me a lot of material to help make the scene significant.

If you ever go places, take notes even if it's not a part of your story, just don't fall so in love with whatever you write that you are afraid to edit it out later.

Writing, even fantasy, has to have events the reader can identify with. Having more experiences, even if it's reading non fiction, will only help your writing.

I do get so tired of the "well, it's fiction, I can make it up", type of excuse to cover poor writing.

DO! BE! then share it