https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/fiction/w/common-mistakes/6852/how-fiction-writers-can-find-the-right-balance-between-too-much-and-too-little-detailen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/fiction/w/common-mistakes/6852/how-fiction-writers-can-find-the-right-balance-between-too-much-and-too-little-detailThu, 12 Apr 2018 14:04:36 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:0326341c-d53a-4726-9168-d16bb42803deMicki Browninghttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/fiction/w/common-mistakes/6852/how-fiction-writers-can-find-the-right-balance-between-too-much-and-too-little-detail#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Common Mistakes by Micki Browning on 4/12/2018 2:04:36 PM<br /> <div class="asl-wikipage-summary"> <p>Striking the balance between too much detail and not enough detail in fiction writing is discovered by trial and error, as award-winning author Micki Browning explains. With a background of 22 years in law enforcement, Browning took all of her experiences and knowledge and wrote a police procedural for her first book manuscript. The end result was a very long, overly detailed, and boring story.&nbsp; There is such a thing as too much detail, she says, and the more you write and hone your craft, the easier it will be to determine which details are necessary and which are not. Browning recommends including everything in the first draft, but be ruthless in the editing and revision process. If a detail isn&#39;t pertinent to the story, cut it from the final draft. It&#39;s easy to get attached to details, she says, but know that you are improving your story by getting some of the tedium out of the reader&#39;s way.</p> </div> <div class="asl-wikipage-media"> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-73/How-Fiction-Writers-Can-Find-the-Right-Balance-Between-Too-Much-and-Too-Little-Detail.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../How-Fiction-Writers-Can-Find-the-Right-Balance-Between-Too-Much-and-Too-Little-Detail.mp4</a></p> </div><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, video</div>