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Do you confuse your readers by adding too much detail or the wrong kind of detail? What should you include, and what should you leave out?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lisa Cron discusses how to use details in a story, explaining that details should be concrete rather than abstract\u2014and enough but not too much. Cron shares her advice on how to use details to enhance your plot rather than distract from it, explaining that your protagonist helps you determine what to include.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continue reading to learn how to strike the right balance when it comes to using details in a story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Editor\u2019s note: This article is part of\u00a0Shortform\u2019s guide to storytelling<\/a>. If you like what you read here, there\u2019s plenty more to check out in the guide!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use Only Important Details in a Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cron emphasizes the need for efficiency in your story. You should include only information about the four elements that the reader needs to understand the story: the protagonist, the protagonist\u2019s goal, the plot, and what the story\u2019s truly about (the underlying lesson).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neurologically, the brain can process around five to seven pieces of information at a time\u2014but it receives over 11 million per second. That means we filter out information that\u2019s irrelevant to us and our goals, and we subconsciously expect stories to do the same. When readers have to sift through information that\u2019s irrelevant to these parameters, they lose track of what\u2019s supposed to be holding their attention, and, thus, they lose interest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: The idea that the brain can only process around seven pieces of information<\/a> at a time came from the research of psychologist George Armitage Miller in 1956. However, other research has suggested that the number may be closer to four<\/a>, which would mean it\u2019s even more vital to keep your writing concise and limited only to important details. What\u2019s more, the fact that the brain receives over 11 million pieces of information per second is viewed as a reason for cognitive biases<\/a>: We simply can\u2019t process all this information at once and therefore take cognitive shortcuts<\/a>. So you can help your reader avoid making biased assumptions based on an overwhelming amount of information by giving them only the details they need.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, the brain processes information through concrete details. Cognitively, it\u2019s difficult for us to understand abstract concepts or generalities, so, when writing a story, it\u2019s essential to use details for everything. While excessive, unnecessary details in a story will derail it and distract the reader, describing things generally or abstractly will confuse the reader and keep them from understanding the point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: As mentioned above, though Cron\u2019s advice is directed at literary fiction, it can be applied to any type of writing, and the use of concise, concrete details is particularly useful for marketing writing. Copywriters have to grab a reader\u2019s attention immediately<\/a>, and concrete details offer something clear that they can easily visualize, so they instantly understand the point of what they\u2019re reading. Concrete details are useful even in verbal communication in fields like customer service: Research shows that using concrete details when discussing issues with customers increases customer satisfaction<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let Your Protagonist Help<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

According to Cron, the protagonist is what helps you as a writer determine what information is important and what isn\u2019t. The protagonist is who the story is about, and it\u2019s the character your reader will need to relate to in order to feel engaged in the story and understand the importance of everything that happens. In her book, she discusses how to create a protagonist<\/a> who’s relatable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The way the reader relates to the protagonist and understands the importance of the story\u2019s events is through emotion. Therefore we must convey information about the protagonist through their emotional state<\/em>. Indeed, the importance of every detail in your story is determined by its emotional<\/em> impact<\/em> on the protagonist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emotion is what helps us determine what information is important and what isn\u2019t.<\/strong> To illustrate this neurological phenomenon, Cron shares the story of a man who suffered brain damage that took away his ability to feel emotion. Though the incident had no impact on his intelligence, memory, or problem-solving skills<\/a>, he was unable to continue in his successful career because he could no longer make decisions, even minor ones. His neurologist concluded that without emotion, every option in every choice seemed neutral\u2014and thus, was equally important and impossible to decide upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: The neurologist\u2019s full conclusions were slightly more nuanced than Cron suggests. He argued that emotion alone<\/em> doesn\u2019t determine the choices we make<\/a>. Instead, he suggests that emotion biases our choices but that we still use reason and logic to determine what we ultimately choose. Applying this to writing, it may not be enough to simply convey your characters\u2019 emotions. You may also need to detail their thinking, problem-solving processes, and cost-benefit analyses to fully let the reader in on what\u2019s happening and why the protagonist behaves the way they do.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the same way that having no emotion keeps someone from assessing the importance of a piece of information, if the reader doesn\u2019t understand the emotional impact a detail has on your protagonist, the detail will seem unimportant<\/strong>, and the reader won\u2019t be interested in it. In this regard, says Cron, prose writing offers a narrative tool not available in other types of storytelling like screenwriting or playwriting: the ability to see into another person\u2019s mind and directly understand their internal thought processes\u2014how a piece of information is affecting them, for instance. While media like films and plays leave the viewer to intuit the characters\u2019 emotions and thoughts, prose can convey them explicitly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you confuse your readers by adding too much detail or the wrong kind of detail? What should you include, and what should you leave out? Lisa Cron discusses how to use details in a story, explaining that details should be concrete rather than abstract\u2014and enough but not too much. Cron shares her advice on how to use details to enhance your plot rather than distract from it, explaining that your protagonist helps you determine what to include. 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