Telling is a quick, efficient way to relate lots of information to a reader in a short amount of time. It works for writing transitions or other places where you need to move the timeline ahead, or where showing mundane details would bore readers. Despite its usefulness, "show don't tell" is probably the most commonly given advice in writing. So why is it so hated?
Changing Telling into Showing - The Manuscript Shredder
6 November 2017
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