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#180: Show, Don't Tell: Your Top Questions Answered
Writer Unleashed
English - March 05, 2024 07:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBFiction Education Self-Improvement writing fiction writing creative writing memoir writer's block novels short stories Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Show, don't tell.
How many times have you heard this advice? You may understand the concept, but it's still not sinking in.
So, what's the difference between showing and telling? Should show don't tell be applied to every line and paragraph of a story? Are there times when it's better to tell?
When do you show? When do you tell? And how do you write it?
In this episode, I'm going to tease apart the difference between telling and showing, using examples that integrate both.
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