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Q&A How can I convey something without going into details?

Use your characters. What are their lives like? Working plumbing? Toilet paper? Are the streets safe? You can use dialogue rather than prose. "What do you mean there was no milk at the store? They...

posted 9y ago by Stu W‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:45:02Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Stu W‭ · 2019-12-08T04:45:02Z (almost 5 years ago)
Use your characters. What are their lives like? Working plumbing? Toilet paper? Are the streets safe? You can use dialogue rather than prose.

"What do you mean there was no milk at the store? They said last week it would be here for sure."

"The jerk behind the counter said, 'When it comes, it comes.' He wouldn't take my contact info either."

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2015-11-01T02:55:20Z (about 9 years ago)
Original score: 5