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Tag: knowing when to show and when to tell in a novel

Featured Image re Show Don't Tell. Note on a corkboard saying "Don't tell me... Show me"

How To Show Rather Than Tell In Writing

On 22 August 20151 July 2021 By AriIn Writing Advice14 Comments

What writer hasn't heard the advice "Show, don't tell."  However, I have noticed that some people just use this as the advice itself.  As if saying to a new writer "show me, don't tell me" is enough. Not everyone will instantly understand and that's why so many new writers ask about this key concept.

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