A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story.

A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story.

一个优秀的短篇小说作家有一种本能，就是在足够的背景下勾勒出一个特定的故事。

-- Lynn Abbey 李恩·阿贝