: Re: When is it okay to "tell", instead of "show"? One of the major mantras of writing fiction is "show, don't tell". Is it ever okay to tell? When?

Another point you might want to consider is the voice of your narrator. Even if you are writing from third-person point-of-view, that narrator has a certain voice and a personality that your readers will pick up. Ask yourself if it would be suitable for the narrator, in that particular situation, to 'tell'.

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: Re: When is it okay to "tell", instead of "show"? One of the major mantras of writing fiction is "show, don't tell". Is it ever okay to tell? When?

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: Quality of my blog writing I came here from Jeff Atwood's blog where he mentions that writing a blog can clear your own internal thought processes and that you should take feedback about your

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