Timeline for show-don't tell with word limit
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| Apr 13, 2018 at 21:33 | comment | added | Steven Choi | This is just speculation, but I think it's in how much you can "imply". In writing, I see "action" and "description"; great "showing, not telling" manages to do both at the same time through implications. The reader draws conclusions about people and events based on a few key details laden with meaning. That's what "showing not telling" means to me. (I'm not a teacher or an experienced writer, so this is just a possible guideline.) | |
| Apr 13, 2018 at 13:13 | comment | added | J.G. | "For sale: baby shoes, never worn" proves showing can be very succinct. | |
| Apr 13, 2018 at 10:51 | answer | added | H-Finch | timeline score: 1 | |
| Oct 27, 2017 at 6:31 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackWriters/status/923799266203701248 | ||
| Oct 26, 2017 at 13:05 | comment | added | Ken Mohnkern | There's a lot of excellent short fiction out there. Start reading! (And the rule is "Show, don't tell, unless telling is better.") | |
| Oct 26, 2017 at 12:45 | answer | added | Standback | timeline score: 6 | |
| Oct 26, 2017 at 11:48 | answer | added | Amadeus | timeline score: 2 | |
| Oct 26, 2017 at 6:13 | comment | added | H-Finch | @Thomo I have a plan and the segues are all worked out. As to your question, I read somewhere that Russian novelist Anton Chekhov once said, “Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” What Chekov said. | |
| Oct 26, 2017 at 5:05 | comment | added | user18397 | By following the 6P approach (Proper Planning Prevents P*** Poor Performance). First, though, what does show don't tell mean to you? | |
| Oct 26, 2017 at 4:30 | answer | added | Henry Taylor | timeline score: 4 | |
| Oct 26, 2017 at 4:02 | review | First posts | |||
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| Oct 26, 2017 at 4:01 | history | asked | H-Finch | CC BY-SA 3.0 |