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I often get confused in writing about whether or not something is showing or telling. For example, if my character wears a mask through which he can’t see, and I as the all-knowing narrator/writer ...
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System
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2019-12-08T07:25:59Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Klara Raškaj
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2019-12-08T07:25:59Z (over 4 years ago)
I often get confused in writing about whether or not something is showing or telling. For example, if my character wears a mask through which he can’t see, and I as the all-knowing narrator/writer explain in a small paragraph that his race can also orient themselves by sensing life energy around them, am I showing or telling? Is this a bad way to give this information to the reader, and if so, what would be a better way?
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System
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2017-11-25T23:43:25Z (over 6 years ago)
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