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Some people, however, just tell you "Show, don't tell." The above paragraph shows it.
by joshuahedlund 15y ago
Some people, however, just tell you "Show, don't tell." The above paragraph shows it.
- girardy 15y agoGood point. I'd also add something from George Orwell's Politics and the English Language: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/orwell46.htm http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/orwell46.htm , where he has a bunch of rules like the ones in this thread: "(vi) Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous." Rules aren't really rules—they're principles. Part of knowing how to write is knowing when and how to bend or break those principles.
- hkmurakami 15y ago>Part of knowing how to write is knowing when and how to bend or break those principles. Definitely. I even think that verbosity is a completely acceptable choice given the right context and purpose.