User blog comment:Mmpratt99 deviantart/Need Some Story Advice/@comment-10950063-20140821221239

Generally, you should keep your story as tight as possible. You're not done when there's nothing left to add, you're done when there's nothing left to take away. So, if you don't think you should add anything more, then don't. Especially if the content doesn't meet these three requirements:

-Is necessary to understand the story in some way?

-Is it progressing the story?

-Does it make the story better or is it just making the story longer? Is it interesting or engaging?

If you can't say "yes" to any of those, then don't put it in.

Readers won't be intrigued so much by quantity, but by how you tell the story.