Recently bought "Self-editing for fiction writers" as it was recommended as a good book about not only editing but also writing itself. The first chapter is na

Recently bought "Self-editing for fiction writers" as it was recommended as a good book about not only editing but also writing itself. The first chapter is named "Show and tell". Here the authors also state the "show, don't tell" rule. They also show the difference between the two and give the advice to alternate both styles and in which context which style would be appropriate. So yea "Show, don't tell" isn't a law you must strictly follow, but a rule, a guideline. As all rules it can be broken. At some point you should ask yourself "But when?" And this is how the rule invites to do further research on the "Show and Tell" styles.