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I tend to forget that it's actually ok to have scenes consisting mostly of dialogue, funnily enough.
The planning stage should help with it. If you're only outlining your plot then you're missing some opportunities. The planning stage is also where you can plan out the structure of a chapter - where and how you're going to set the scene, where you're going to break to build atmosphere, etc. It may also be symptomatic of your plots being driven too much by conversation. Ask yourself if you're having characters explain the plot to each other instead of you, the author, narrating it to the audience
The planning stage should help with it. If you're only outlining your plot then you're missing some opportunities. The planning stage is also where you can plan out the structure of a chapter - where and how you're going to set the scene, where you're going to break to build atmosphere, etc. It may also be symptomatic of your plots being driven too much by conversation. Ask yourself if you're having characters explain the plot to each other instead of you, the author, narrating it to the audience