Re:‘Show, Don’t Tell’ Almost Ruined Me as a Writer
by watwut on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @03:23AM
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I strongly strongly prefer the first version, the one you called lazy.
The other is dawning the story in too many details that don't matter except for telling me he is nervous. It is the sort of stuff you skip over or stop reading entirely. It also kills joy of story, because the story is hidden behind too many irrelevant details.
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On that matter, I think that "it is lazy" argument does not make sense and on itself is lazy. I care about how it reads and feels. I honestly don't care whether author worked hard. As far as I am concerned, author could write an hour a day sunbathing the rest if I like the result.
Authors don't have to do things the hardest way possible for me. If it was easy to write I am ok with it assuming it is easy to read.
The other is dawning the story in too many details that don't matter except for telling me he is nervous. It is the sort of stuff you skip over or stop reading entirely. It also kills joy of story, because the story is hidden behind too many irrelevant details.
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On that matter, I think that "it is lazy" argument does not make sense and on itself is lazy. I care about how it reads and feels. I honestly don't care whether author worked hard. As far as I am concerned, author could write an hour a day sunbathing the rest if I like the result.
Authors don't have to do things the hardest way possible for me. If it was easy to write I am ok with it assuming it is easy to read.