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“Telling is like giving readers a secondhand report afterward. Showing lets readers experience the events firsthand, through the five senses of the character.”
Sandra Gerth, Show, Don't Tell: How to write vivid descriptions, handle backstory, and describe your characters’ emotions
“Show, don’t tell” is probably the single piece of writing advice that beginning writers hear most often from editors and writing coaches.”
Sandra Gerth, Show, Don't Tell: How to write vivid descriptions, handle backstory, and describe your characters’ emotions

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Show, Don't Tell: How to write vivid descriptions, handle backstory, and describe your characters’ emotions Show, Don't Tell
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