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S2 Ep 17: How to Show, Not Tell -- and Why
All of us have probably heard that adage of good writing from an English teacher in our childhood: Show, don't tell.
But what does it mean? Is "telling" the enemy? (No, it isn't.)
HOW does one show and not tell?
Can you give me examples?
All these questions answered in today's episode, and more, plus a writing prompt that will give you the opportunity to show off your newly acquired "showing" skills.
Passages quoted are from Rabih Alameddine's "The Angel of History;" and two restaurant reviews by the then New York Times food critic, Frank Bruni, here (https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/19/dining/reviews/the-steady-center-of-an-expanding-universe.html) and here (https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/07/dining/reviews/07rest.html).
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All of us have probably heard that adage of good writing from an English teacher in our childhood: Show, don't tell.
But what does it mean? Is "telling" the enemy? (No, it isn't.)
HOW does one show and not tell?
Can you give me examples?
All these questions answered in today's episode, and more, plus a writing prompt that will give you the opportunity to show off your newly acquired "showing" skills.
Passages quoted are from Rabih Alameddine's "The Angel of History;" and two restaurant reviews by the then New York Times food critic, Frank Bruni, here (https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/19/dining/reviews/the-steady-center-of-an-expanding-universe.html) and here (https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/07/dining/reviews/07rest.html).