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It is not unusual for writers to consult outside sources (both books and people) to describe details and dialogue about little known things. One thing Stephen King describes in his book On Writin...
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System
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2019-12-08T02:42:39Z (almost 5 years ago)
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idiotprogrammer
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2019-12-08T02:42:39Z (almost 5 years ago)
It is not unusual for writers to consult outside sources (both books and people) to describe details and dialogue about little known things. One thing Stephen King describes in his book **On Writing** is to do a lot of research, but avoid including too much of the information you learned. Purely out of insecurity, newbie writers tend to include too much specialized information in their stories. But doing that is unnatural and distracting for the reader. It is far better to resist the temptation to include too much information -- and try to include as little info as possible. Not merely because you are a nonexpert, but because an expert probably wouldn't explain things in such a dense fashion.
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System
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2017-07-03T14:17:19Z (over 7 years ago)
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