"Show don't tell" in writing is horrible advice. You are TELLING a story, not filming an imaginary movie.
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Replying to @danwolfgang_
It's situational advice, not universal, no matter how many books say otherwise.
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All writing advice is. Writers are storytellers, not cinematographers, and I think that art has sunk into semi-obscurity.
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I’ll be the odd man out. It depends on the audience you’re trying to reach. If you’re writing for working-class folks who binge Netflix and video games and also enjoy books, you’ll write a lot differently than to educated readers who abhor visual mediums. Audience dictates much.
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It's less audience and more what fits the story. I've seen too many beginners bring everything in a scene to a screeching halt just to describe a dress. Description can be like word choice--sometimes it just gets in the way. But, like any improv art, that sense comes w/ practice
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Very much true.
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