In many cases when a reader puts a story aside because it 'got boring,' the boredom arose because the writer grew enchanted with his powers of description and lost sight of his priority, which is to keep the ball rolling.

Summary

This quote explains that when readers find a story boring and stop reading it, it is often because the writer became too enamored with showcasing their descriptive abilities instead of focusing on the main objective - maintaining the storyline's momentum. It highlights the importance for writers to prioritize engaging and advancing the narrative instead of getting carried away with excessive descriptions that may disrupt the flow of the story and inadvertently bore their audience.

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