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Steven Lyle Jordan · 04-23-2010, 01:27 PM

It really depends on how much accurate facts will impact your story. Too many local facts piled into a story can make it seem like a travelogue, and if done too heavily can distract from the story itself. Know how much is "too much," and use enough to make elements of the story clear, and add some interesting color... then stop, and get on with storytelling.

04-23-2010, 01:27 PM	#8
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	It really depends on how much accurate facts will impact your story. Too many local facts piled into a story can make it seem like a travelogue, and if done too heavily can distract from the story itself. Know how much is "too much," and use enough to make elements of the story clear, and add some interesting color... then stop, and get on with storytelling.