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Q&A Should I describe my characters going to the toilet?

Again, it is widely believed that you need to describe everything. But when you feel like it is necessary to add to your plot, go ahead, write about that poop! If not, you're not going to want to a...

posted 6y ago by adeline kriefall official‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:48:32Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/36234
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar adeline kriefall official‭ · 2019-12-08T04:48:32Z (almost 5 years ago)
Again, it is widely believed that you need to describe everything. But when you feel like it is necessary to add to your plot, go ahead, write about that poop! If not, you're not going to want to add it. When you add unnecessary details about everyday things, people might not actually want to read that scene. As an author, I'd prefer if you feel you need to add that for suspense, go ahead. But don't use the bathroom scenes if it's just going to pull your story down.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-05-18T01:46:57Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 0