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“Show Don’t Tell”? Not Always. Here’s When to Use Summary.

I was inspired to write this post after getting a great anonymous question in my Ask: “What’s your opinion on the whole ‘show don’t tell’ advice? Do you have any tips for when to show and when to tell?”

Here’s my response:

I honestly think that “show don’t tell” is one of the most over-quoted and least-understood pieces of writing advice out there.

For those of you who aren’t familiar, “show don’t tell” means that instead of explaining or telling something to your reader (“Sheila was reckless and impulsive”), you should show Sheila’s impulsiveness through action or dialogue. For example, “Even though her rent was overdue, after she got her paycheck Sheila spent $400 on an antique toilet.” This would allow the reader to draw the conclusion that Sheila was impulsive for themselves, rather than being told.

Theoretically, this is great advice for new fiction writers, who, left to their own devices, tend to write their stories entirely in “telling” mode.

But summary (telling) has a place in fiction as well, and it’s an important one.

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His workout is so strong, the force of wind from the weights pushes the clouds backward.

If there is a cloud above you, you are under water.

After working on many RedrawReigens over five days, I was surprised to see a Reigen fanart that wasn’t one. ANYWAY, back to reality, this is cute! <3

Happy Birthday Reigen! ✨🍰🎊 You deserve every dog in the world!

Used to. (via geckoofficial)

Original: “The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon by Richard Gale” (Heads up: cussing)

@minigenos suggested this idea for another #RedrawReigen. Ofc I couldn’t refuse lol

Why is the party always over just when I hear about it? :|

Our fingers have fingertips, but our toes don’t have toetips. Yet we can tiptoe, but cannot tipfinger.

This was a mistake