tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post3722372097897220944..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: Something in the airEdittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-82737597199101772602012-10-14T10:57:47.866-05:002012-10-14T10:57:47.866-05:00Even writing fiction about modern times, we don...Even writing fiction about modern times, we don't describe everything down to the minutest detail. It would be dull to read a description of every last detail in a scene. Unless it's relevant to the story, let the reader use their imagination.<br /><br />Obviously in an historical, as well as in sci-fi and fantasy, a lot of that detail becomes more important to describe. Unlike in sf/f, history needs a certain degree of accuracy. Unless it's integral to the plot, though, the more disturbing details of everyday life in ages past probably don't need to be included. I'd much rather imagine a clean, modern Renaissance Faire version of a middle-ages setting when I'm reading than the reality of life back then. As long as you don't rely on an obvious error to carry the plot, the little details shouldn't matter so much.Laura Hughes, MittensMorgulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934132671168843593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-90150870675602055642012-10-13T18:22:56.195-05:002012-10-13T18:22:56.195-05:00There are (at least) two kinds of inaccuracies: c...There are (at least) two kinds of inaccuracies: contradicting a known fact (a lie) and leaving out a detail (a lie of omission).<br /><br />Unless the squalor affects the plot, leaving out some of the detail seems a minor sin against historical accuracy that is easily forgiven. I think it's the overt contradictions that are more likely to get you into trouble.Adriannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-41631828143516285112012-10-13T16:53:53.491-05:002012-10-13T16:53:53.491-05:005I think, like you, it's a case-by-case thing....5I think, like you, it's a case-by-case thing. And, should be included only if it's needed to set the scene, mood, or explain something. having the feces on the ground, worst in the poor areas, might be relative if someone became sick from providing food to the poor against the parent's/spouses wishes, and she's found out in this manner cuz ole doc says, this is caused by blah blah and it's seen in the poor districts. Or something.Leonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com