How much is too much detail? It all depends on what you a...

How much is too much detail? It all depends on what you are writing and its genre.





Here’s
a handy rule of thumb...



Short
fiction is a single snapshot of life set in words. Leave the promo video in
words for a novella; the two-hour blockbuster movie, complete with sound and
atmospheric lighting, for the novel.



However,
this doesn’t take into account the genre. A pithy, kick-ass