I've read many works of fiction that have pressed the 'fast forward' button to advance the clock but now that I'm faced with writing it myself, summing it up with "The days turned into months...." or some such just feels cheap or lazy somehow. I understand it's a valid technique. My actual challenge stems from the fact that while the MC is young and needs to be aged about a year or so, one of the antagonists still has things going on that follow a timeline. I've considered devoting a chapter to the villain, providing a second POV, but really want to avoid any chance of the reader forming some kind of association with him.
Advice anyone? Or perhaps point me in the direction of another book that handles this well?
Advice anyone? Or perhaps point me in the direction of another book that handles this well?