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I write primarily science, which I readily admit can be very bland. On occasion I read fiction, but have found over the years that my tastes have changed considerably. Overly descriptive scenes lea...
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System
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2019-12-08T05:50:29Z (almost 5 years ago)
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Richard Stanzak
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2019-12-08T05:50:29Z (almost 5 years ago)
I write primarily science, which I readily admit can be very bland. On occasion I read fiction, but have found over the years that my tastes have changed considerably. Overly descriptive scenes leave me wanting _less_; I don't read many newer novels because they spend way too many pages describing things instead of developing and telling an intriguing plot with twists and turns. If show was so great, wouldn't there be "storyshowers" instead of storytellers? Storytelling is a _very_ old tradition and is the basis of screenwriting. I am less interested in wordsmithing than in spinning an interesting yarn. So, why do so many veteran writers hammer beginners like me to "show, not tell"?
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System
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2016-12-29T13:15:08Z (almost 8 years ago)
Original score: 29