How to provide the right amount of detail in your writing

Authors have been cautioned to avoid info dumps — and like most advice, this is easier said than done.

Because if you try to avoid an info dump, you could overcorrect and fall into a different pitfall.

Author Kelsey Allagood, who writes about these three detail-related pitfalls at Writer Unboxed, compares it to Hydra's heads.

But if you do recognize your own words in her examples of weak detail writing, she shares some strategies to help you correct course.

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