📚 phrase • entry_id 60626
show, don't tell
/ʃəʊ dəʊnt tɛl/
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mostrar, no contar
Advice to writers: convey an impression by the way that events are described in the narrative, and not by explicitly stating facts.
In “Steve Jobs,” Oscar-winning writer Aaron Sorkin “Sorkins” the hell out of an unconventional adaptation of Walter Isaacson’s best-selling biography by daring to break the cardina…
The second flaw is a flagrant violation of “show, don't tell.” Don't tell readers that she's sad and he's mad. Show the reader what they do. Worst of all, don't do both!
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