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Results tagged with showing-telling
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This tag should be used for questions about the [technique] of "Show, don't tell!" The goal of this technique is to allow the reader to experience the story through senses and feelings instead of only listening to the author explaining something.
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Is it better to slowly introduce a character's looks rather than describing it all in one pa...
Maybe a little reframing, but nevertheless I'll throw it in: as a reader with aphantasia I take little benefit from long character descriptions. Neither can I actually remember many detailed descripti …
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How do you prevent yourself from neglecting scientific accuracy in a sci-fi-fantasy story wi...
As a reader, I strongly disagree with what "you've been told" and encourage you to find a way to take this kind of point blank advice in a way that leaves you open to your own style.
For example, argu …
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