‘Show, Don’t Tell’ Almost Ruined Me as a Writer

Re:‘Show, Don’t Tell’ Almost Ruined Me as a Writer by AndrewKemendo on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @08:18AM (#21202436)

They're not trying to get to the point, they want to "paint a picture." Fiction authors are creating escape and entertainment just the same as movie and TV writers. So getting to the point is the opposite of what they want to do.

This imo is the thing that distinguishes fiction lovers from everyone else.

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Re:‘Show, Don’t Tell’ Almost Ruined Me as a Writer by mcv on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @08:48AM (#21202641)

I tend to love the plot more than the painted picture. Also, I'm a slow reader, and digging through that kind of prose slows me down a lot, because I keep digging for a point that it's probably trying to get across to me.

This may also be why I prefer writers like Asimov and Clarke: they usually do have an actual idea they're trying to get across, rather than just fill some time with prose.

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