We writer types aren’t always sure readers know what we’re talking about.
As a result, we can explain things when we don’t need to.
Check out this partial scene:
“Alright, but you have to promise.” Lori held out her pinky. She was making him pinky-swear. Something they had done as kids.
“I promise.” Jaxton held out his finger to lock it with hers. “Pinky-swear.” Humor was his way of dealing with stressful situations, and her comment made him feel a little more at ease.
Kinda telly, and a little repetitious – but aren’t we really spoon feeding the reader here?
We don’t need two explanations of the prior pinkie swear reference.
But… we writer types aren’t always sure readers know what we’re talking about!
There was a scene in a movie, probably Stand By Me, where the kids spat on their palms and rubbed their hands together as a…
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