F*ck The Details. Smarter Artist

Fewer words. Sharper stories. Bigger impact. Stuck in prose that drags? Worried readers are skimming past your descriptions to get back to the story? Time to say F*ck the Details and write fiction that moves. Description doesn't have to be a speed bump. Used right, it disappears - and the story keeps moving. Used wrong, it grinds everything to a halt, and your reader puts the book down. Sawyer Black has spent years studying what makes prose work - and, more importantly, what stops it cold.
F*ck the Details is the no-fluff guide to writing descriptions that earn their place on the page, cut what doesn't, and keep your reader hooked to the end. If Strunk & White's "omit needless words" shaped how you think about prose, this is the version of that lesson built specifically for fiction writers in 2026. Inside, you'll learn how to: Trust your reader to fill in the obvious - and learn exactly which details they want you to skip Show character through action, so the story keeps moving instead of grinding to a halt Identify the details that earn their place - and cut everything that doesn't Pace your scenes through prose, not just plot - the difference between a book readers race through and one they abandon See it in action through Sawyer's before-and-after examples, so you don't have to guess at what tighter prose actually looks like Whether you're working on your first chapter or your fortieth, F*ck the Details gives you the rules of thumb, the mindset, and the muscle memory to write leaner, faster, more readable fiction.
Trim the bloat. Up the action. F*ck the details.