Energy--

I agree with many of Seller's points on energy, but their is one point that I believe is subjective to each reader. Yes "Tiny details observed from a single point of view" can be nice. But too how much to each person. Joe Shmoe down the street maybe happy to read about the wood door that swung open so smoothly without a single creak, but to me I find intense energy to be quick, fast, moving sentences. Oh course sentence variation is necessary, but I think that "good" writers get to hung up on the energy piece and the amount of details necessary to make that piece worthy. This may stir up some argument but take for example Tolkien, great writing, to some. Of course I think he's a great writer, but all of his minuscule details are boring to me. To my father, however, they make the story come alive. Do you have to have little details to make a story have high energy, I don't think you always do. I think some people go over bored and it becomes boring. So though I agree with Sellers, I also disagree with her belief that tiny details are necessary. I understand she was making the point from a point of view, but in general I believe that little details can become cumbersome to the story's strength and flow. So therefore where's the energy?