Thanks to everyone who provided such great and detailed responses to my
question. I think I have a much better grasp on when and how to add
descriptiveness to my fics. Kudos to you all!
Regards,
Dokushinsha
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In the middle of providing some C&C for a fic, I was caught wondering how
important it is to provide vivid and accurate descriptions of a scene.
More
precisely, WHEN is it appropriate to give a good description of a scene?
It's
fairly obvious to me that you can't go around describing everything that
happens in a story, but it's equally perplexing to me as to when is a good
time to provide descriptions. For example, should they be included when a
new
character is introduced? Or a new scene/setting? How about at a crucial
moment in the story? OTOH, are there times when a detailed description
will
hurt the story by boring the audience?