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Q&A Should fiction mention song names and iPods?

In my novel, the protagonist is depressed. In the story which is in my mind... The autumn leaves were falling as I was sitting alone and Gary Jules' "Mad World" was ringing in my iPod. The s...

4 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by codeNewbie‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T12:17:36Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/46229
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar codeNewbie‭ · 2019-12-08T12:17:36Z (almost 5 years ago)
In my novel, the protagonist is depressed. In the story which is in my mind...

> The autumn leaves were falling as I was sitting alone and Gary Jules' "Mad World" was ringing in my iPod.

The setting is in 2013 and it was normal then to listen to MP3s and iPods.

But I've read that it's **lazy writing** to express the state of mind or event by just mentioning third part scene. I mean I can also elaborately mention her state of mind by showing all the other things that are happening.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-06-25T12:07:11Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 4