I always seem to fall into the trap of wanting to over-describe

>My last two pages described my main character being stuck in mud without knowing he was in mud.

Four more pages and baby, you've got a short story goin': http://www.pierre-legrand.com/borges-averroess-search.pdf

>>8341430
I don't want to do this, though. I want to quickly describe him being stuck in mud, coming to the realization it's mud, and move on in a paragraph or two.

>Struggling with some sort of goop, Adam pulled with what little strength he could muster. Clearing his eyes, he came to the realization he had been face down in wet mud.

DONE

autism

fill it with non-words from the most obscure thesaurus you own and people will suck your dick for writing another big fat flowery fucking nothing

>>8341426
Don't rely too much on wanting to "show" the reader everything instead of directly telling. That can be a beginner pitfall. Showing is good for specific scenes, telling is good for others.

You can edit it later, or send it to someone to edit it. the most important thing is that the relevant idea is there and down on paper.

>>8341440
The whole showing/telling thing is bullshit. A lot of the time it's completely appropriate to tell.