Today I'm starting a new series, with little bite-sized nubins of information.
Today I want to talk to you about Show Don't Tell.
While the origin is disputed, popular culture has attributed it to Russian writer Anton Chekhov and his line:
Don't tell me the moon is shining. Show me the glint of light on broken glass.
Show, don't tell is an approach to writing in which stories and characters are conveyed via actions, thoughts, words, and sensory details — instead of straight forward exposition.
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