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I was able to gain some insight already thanks to How much detail is too much?, but I still need a more precise answer, because my details aren't bound to a particular scene. I was searching for s...
#4: Post edited
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Monica Cellio
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2020-04-28T20:30:20Z (over 4 years ago)
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I was able to gain some insight already thanks to [How much detail is too much?](https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/26211/how-much-detail-is-too-much), but I still need a more precise answer, because my details aren't bound to a particular scene.I was searching for some information on tidally locked planets (my setting for the story) and while looking at the questions over at World Building SE I noticed that people had chosen specifical temperatures, days per year, etc, whereas I never even thought about building the world so precisely. I did think about the key elements of such a place (wind, no day-night, temperature), but I didn't choose a year cicle being 33 days long or something.My story is a fantasy, with magic and weird creatures, so it doesn't have to be completely scientific, but I still want a world that is believable. **I thought it didn't really add anything of value to the story if a place is -25°C or -30°C, it should be clear that it's pretty cold, that's it.**Am I mistaking? **Is it better to explain a setting meticulously or stick to the main elements to make the setting more believable?**
- I was able to gain some insight already thanks to [How much detail is too much?](https://writing.codidact.com/questions/19913), but I still need a more precise answer, because my details aren't bound to a particular scene.
- I was searching for some information on tidally locked planets (my setting for the story) and while looking at the questions over at World Building SE I noticed that people had chosen specifical temperatures, days per year, etc, whereas I never even thought about building the world so precisely. I did think about the key elements of such a place (wind, no day-night, temperature), but I didn't choose a year cicle being 33 days long or something.
- My story is a fantasy, with magic and weird creatures, so it doesn't have to be completely scientific, but I still want a world that is believable. **I thought it didn't really add anything of value to the story if a place is -25°C or -30°C, it should be clear that it's pretty cold, that's it.**
- Am I mistaking? **Is it better to explain a setting meticulously or stick to the main elements to make the setting more believable?**
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T07:08:00Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/30724 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
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E.Milla
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2019-12-08T07:08:00Z (almost 5 years ago)
I was able to gain some insight already thanks to [How much detail is too much?](https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/26211/how-much-detail-is-too-much), but I still need a more precise answer, because my details aren't bound to a particular scene. I was searching for some information on tidally locked planets (my setting for the story) and while looking at the questions over at World Building SE I noticed that people had chosen specifical temperatures, days per year, etc, whereas I never even thought about building the world so precisely. I did think about the key elements of such a place (wind, no day-night, temperature), but I didn't choose a year cicle being 33 days long or something. My story is a fantasy, with magic and weird creatures, so it doesn't have to be completely scientific, but I still want a world that is believable. **I thought it didn't really add anything of value to the story if a place is -25°C or -30°C, it should be clear that it's pretty cold, that's it.** Am I mistaking? **Is it better to explain a setting meticulously or stick to the main elements to make the setting more believable?**
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2017-10-09T16:14:53Z (about 7 years ago)
Original score: 12