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Re:‘Show, Don’t Tell’ Almost Ruined Me as a Writer by geoka9 on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @09:38AM (#21192137)
> In the real world, watching our action would be akin to constant dissociation. Instead, we feel things, we say things to ourselves, and eventually we come upon subject matter and then to the scenes.

I think that's why writing "I felt scared" is usually fine. But 'show, don't tell' is more about avoiding things like "she felt scared".

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Re:‘Show, Don’t Tell’ Almost Ruined Me as a Writer by hnick on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @02:43AM (#21200690)
I'm always reminded of Futurama.

"You can't just have your characters announce how they feel! That makes me feel angry!"

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