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#WritersCoffeeClub 13, When is it best to be terse? Flowery?

This is a stylistic choice and unless you're playing experimental head games it's basically about how you paint the scenery flats behind the performers on your stage: use it for atmosphere and lighting but don't swamp the story line with it.

Also, modern readers generally prefer terse prose and shorter sentences (try reading Victoriana to get a baseline).

(Finally: flowery, ornate descriptions make for *terrible* public readings!)