: 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?

I wonder if a good addendum to the rule would be, "Don't show AND tell." There are times when you can tell, as people say, but you most definitely don't want to ruin your showing by telling.

"Kyle's fingers shook over the keyboard. Sweat stung his eyes but he didn't dare take his hands away long enough to wipe his brow. He was nervous."

Do you really need to be told he's nervous?

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