Most writers plan their novel, but they don't plan their individual scenes. So they sit down with an outline of plot points and no clear idea what actually happens to get from one to the next. Here's the fix.

Don’t try to eliminate filter words from your writing. You need filter words, and if you try to scrub them wholesale, your writing will suffer.

I’m going to take a stand here and say that you can disregard the advice of any writer who says that you should never use an adverb.