Today I
got in trouble at work. I did a good job doing something, but I overlooked
something that snowballed into a big issue. In relation to
writing, this is important too. If you overlook small details and forget the
world you created on the page is a real place, it can upset the balance of the
entire writing piece.
For
example, in my novel the Director of an orphanage leaves for an important duty
somewhere else. Yes, this is an important and well-done plot, but I forgot to
mention who is going to run the orphanage in his absence. Details like this are
important.
As a
writer, you can be so into your story and focused on making it a great work,
that you forget the readers think it’s real, and they’re not going to believe that
thing you overlooked. The result? That pulls them out of the story, and that is
something a writer never wants to happen.
Remember,
the devil is in the details.
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