If you're a writer, you've almost definitely heard the advice "show, don't tell" before. It may even be the most common piece of writing advice out there. With show, don't tell being such common advice, it can raise the question, is this advice as important as it's made out to be? Is it even good to begin with? How do you actually apply it? Today, we're looking at the most foundational writing advice there is, talking about what it actually means, and how to use it.
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0:00 - Intro
0:21 - Is it good advice?
1:03 - Showing vs telling
5:20 - Common problems
6:12 - A new course from Reedsy
6:38 - Master exposition
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