The last, and perhaps for me in many ways, the most important of the Unbreakables. Show Don’t Tell.
I feel like there should be a drumroll..And maybe a trumpet. Or bugle..
I’ve been up under and all around this one, because I recognise that some people just plain don’t like it. And being set against something from the start makes it very hard to even consider there might be anything worth hearing. But no matter which way I spin it, this is the best way to sum up this effect. And its a very, very important one to my mind. Its the fundamental of modern novel writing.
Most of those who don’t like the rule probably don’t like it for the same reason I take issue with those who get wound up about grammar. Not because grammar isn’t important but because those trying to ram it down our throats don’t have…
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