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Q&A How specific should descriptions of settings/appearances be?

Some people tell me there are not enough descriptions in my book, some say there are too much. How do you know how much detail is enough? Is there like a rule of thumb for these things? Do I leav...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Klara Raškaj‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T08:14:10Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/34073
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Klara Raškaj‭ · 2019-12-08T08:14:10Z (almost 5 years ago)
Some people tell me there are not enough descriptions in my book, some say there are too much. How do you know how much detail is enough?

Is there like a rule of thumb for these things?

Do I leave most of it to the reader's imagination, or do I need to be much more specific?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-03-07T20:48:44Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 8