Chronicling the Millenia

[LD]

My current rules:

-Keep the language simple and use short sentences.

-Pack details into two-line paragraphs.

-Don't say anything that won't accomplish one of the following
A) reflect the setting's tone/themes
B) shine light on the present circumstance
C) intrigue the reader
D) intrigue the character

Angel. You do succeed at that. Your settings always read very different from other settings. And that fact seems appropriate, somehow, for your worlds.

[Superfluous Crow]

Let's say you have written a few paragraphs giving a broad introduction to the history of your world or a region: Do you include years or not?
For: it adds structure and verisimilitude and makes it easier to correlate it with other events.
Against: it detracts from the dramatic momentum of the text and can be repetitive or boring or irrelevant.

[sparkletwist]

I tend not to include years simply because usually when I'm writing the broad narrative flow of what is going on I actually have no clue when (specifically, on the calendar) any of it is happening. I go back and fill that in later, or never, sometimes.

[Lmns Crn]

I tend not to include years simply because usually when I'm writing the broad narrative flow of what is going on I actually have no clue when (specifically, on the calendar) any of it is happening. I go back and fill that in later, or never, sometimes.

Yeah, this exactly.

Sometimes I go back and fill in years, but it's a terrifically low priority. Sometimes I deliberately leave out the years, letting the mists of antiquity enshroud stuff, y'know.