We use Bob Dylan’s song to learn writing lesson

One of the common mistakes young students make is to overwrite, providing needless details for a scene requiring much less. Learn to give the reader a little credit. If you provide precise hints in the appropriate order, readers will fill in the blanks for you and be delighted you asked them to contribute.

Sketch a picture for the reader. Do not provide every detail you can think of.

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