/lit/ - Literature

>>18633083
It's called worldbuilding, you loser. If you don't describe the details, the reader just gets a generic image in their head. You don't want to create an epic castle steeped in the lore and history of the world only for the reader to envision some generic European castle from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Pic related, this is an IRL Japanese castle. You wouldn't mentally envision this from the word "Castle" would you? The author would need to describe it in detail. This stuff doesn't matter to low-iq readers who just care about the base plot and ignore all the finer details, but it's precisely these fine details which make for richer and more interesting worlds and journeys. Who the fuck cares if the characters visit some dull Euro castle? I want to know about fantastical, interesting castles.