That sounds right. Have an outline of what might be necessary for a situation, but don’t over explain it. And while it’s for visual media, I think Roddenberry’s suggestion also works. Don’t take out a technology and explain it, just show it in use (don’t tell). The reader will get it.
That sounds right. Have an outline of what might be necessary for a situation, but don’t over explain it. And while it’s for visual media, I think Roddenberry’s suggestion also works. Don’t take out a technology and explain it, just show it in use (don’t tell). The reader will get it.