Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-226878-20140818053714/@comment-25857155-20151120060610

"meaningless task"

lol

It's a pretty important task, since it keeps the human race (and many other species') alive, but I get what you mean. Basically what you're saying is, if it's not important to the story, don't make it a focus of the story. I get that. (The Lord of the Rings 'trilogy' (technically each book is divided into smaller "Books") is an excellent example of following your advice, by the way.)

I personally like to write a bit of romance into my stories, but it normally plays a pretty important part in the plot beyond fanservice (not that I have any fans) like deciding the ruler of a nation, or as part of a potent blood-magic ritual. >.>