: Re: Level of detail in description of character checking the news I'm writing a short story about a girl who has apparently 'missed' an earthquake. This is the beginning of the second scene (here

In this case I would say you have it pretty well balanced. The whole point of her checking the news is to see if anyone else noticed the Earthquake, so seeing what's on the news works well. There's just enough there to give us a feel for it and so we can all fill it in with the same old day-to-day news we're all familiar with.

All in all, I think you've managed a good balance for Show vs. Tell. You're showing just enough to let us know what it is without having to resorting to telling us.

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