How much detail is too much

[toms_naughty_kitten]

So I strat this new story and as I reread it I notice that it seems sort of bogged with detail. As you folks being readers, as well as writers, is detail something you would want to read in a good sex story?

Or would you like to just cut to the chase and get down to the naughty naughty?

All opionons welcome.

 

[ecclectic]

So I strat this new story and as I reread it I notice that it seems sort of bogged with detail. As you folks being readers, as well as writers, is detail something you would want to read in a good sex story?

Or would you like to just cut to the chase and get down to the naughty naughty?

All opionons welcome.

Depends on the story and my mood. If I want to be entertained, a bit of detail is good, but if i just want to get off, skip to the buisiness. Write the story the way it satisfies you, and let the readers get from it what they will.

 

[Weird Harold]

So I strat this new story and as I reread it I notice that it seems sort of bogged with detail. As you folks being readers, as well as writers, is detail something you would want to read in a good sex story?

You might get a better response/answer to this question in the Authors' Hangout forum.

I agree with ecclectic that it depends on the story and what kind of details you think are bogging down your story.

However, if you think you have a problem with too much detail, you probably do have a problem with extraneous detail that isn't furthering the story you want to tell. Ask yourself if each bit of detail is necessary to the story and if it could be presented more concisely if it is necessary.

 

[AceStroker]

I think more writers (on this forum) don't use enough detail vs. using too much detail, but if you spend 3 paragraphs describing opening the doorknob on the door to the bedroom that the main character is about to open, its probably a bit too much info.

I'm in the midst of writing a story which after re-reading a few times realized it gets too bogged down with things that really don't add to the story. Be descriptive enough to give the reader a good image of the situation, and be terse enough not to lull them to sleep. Easier said then done!

 

[Carnevil9]

I think most writers use too MUCH detail. The job of a writer is to guide the reader, not lead him by the nose. Put in just the skeleton of the idea; let the reader put the meat on the bones in their own mind. That way, the reader is sort of "creating" the story himself, and he owns it all the more.......Carney (obviously, "him" could be "her" and such)

 

[snooper]

Too much or too little?

Consider Charles Dickens' use of detail. He spent pages describing the sign on a coaching inn, but described Mrs. Fezziwig as "one vast, substantial smile". Neither was wrong.

There are two sorts of readers here.

There are those who only use one hand to control the computer because the other one is busy. They want excruciating detail of some things (eg. at the first lunge he smashed 2•187 inches of his 17•62153 inch long, 4•28 inch diameter, purple, veiny, throbbing man stick into her virgin, welcoming, dripping, sweet, coral pink cunt lips) but no plot and certainly no details which would be in the ordinary short story.

Then there are the more civilised readers who expect as much from an erotic short story as they would from any other kind. That is to say, they want some believable characters, a (barely) believable environment, a plot, a beginning, a middle, and an end.

 

[sirhugs]

Too much or too little?

Consider Charles Dickens' use of detail. He spent pages describing the sign on a coaching inn, but described Mrs. Fezziwig as "one vast, substantial smile". Neither was wrong.

There are two sorts of readers here.

There are those who only use one hand to control the computer because the other one is busy. They want excruciating detail of some things (eg. at the first lunge he smashed 2•187 inches of his 17•62153 inch, long 4•28 inch diameter, purple, veiny, throbbing man stick into her virgin, welcoming, dripping, sweet, coral pink cunt lips) but no plot and certainly no details which would be in the ordinary short story.

Then there are the more civilised readers who expect as much from an erotic short story as they would from any other kind. That is to say, they want some believable characters, a (barely) believable environment, a plot, a beginning, a middle, and an end.

then there are those of us who want it all .

 

[BedtimeStories77]

So I strat this new story and as I reread it I notice that it seems sort of bogged with detail. As you folks being readers, as well as writers, is detail something you would want to read in a good sex story?

Or would you like to just cut to the chase and get down to the naughty naughty?

All opionons welcome.

Personally, I'm all about the detail. Sometimes it's my curse, but my readers seem to like it.

 

[sirhugs]

Personally, I'm all about the detail. Sometimes it's my curse, but my readers seem to like it.

and here I thought you were all about being twisted.

 

[BedtimeStories77]

and here I thought you were all about being twisted.

Well, that too. I'm a busy girl being "all about" a lot of things.

 

[toms_naughty_kitten]

Thanks for all the feedback. It sure has helped me out with what to edit from my story.

You folks are great. Thanks again!

 

[TheCaptain]

I think as long as the detail adds to the story, and events are moving forward towards the climactic middle and wrap-up at the end, then things are good and you're moving along well...

It truly does depend on the author's personal thoughts on the matter, but I myself as both a reader and a writer like a bit of reasoning behind events in a story, and that can only be achieved with a moderate level of detailed information provided

That's just my thoughts on it

Capt