: Here's one approach: Write a bullet-pointed summary of what should happen in the chapter and everyone who's in it. Tell rather than showing. Repeatedly redraft by reading what you have, visualising

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Here's one approach:

Write a bullet-pointed summary of what should happen in the chapter and everyone who's in it. Tell rather than showing.
Repeatedly redraft by reading what you have, visualising what you see, and writing that. You'll find it gradually becomes more shown than told. Why? Because if I ask you to visualise one character being angry with another, or the world they live in having experienced a certain recent history, you can't help but visualise details that would make a reader infer all that.
Redraft until it's the right length and no longer bullet-pointed, but make sure each redraft makes points concisely. That way, the detail that gets you to the desired length will lack redundancy, which is another good sign you're showing rather than telling.
If you're still not happy with how it's turned out, bullet-point a summary of the latest draft and start the process again from there.

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