help i asked for writing advice and everybody is replying like i've never written a story before

you don't have to tell me about splitting up action with context i have an entire aesthetic theory and annotation symbology honed precisely at solving this exact problem i promise i'm aware

it's like showing someone a chessboard and being like “how do i proceed from here” and getting back “well generally when playing chess you want to balance pressuring your opponent and defending your king”