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I think everyone has heard the "show don't tell" rule. My question is how can I show same emotion multiple times without the description being the same. For example if my character is scared I can ...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T10:40:16Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Lymaba
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2019-12-08T10:40:16Z (about 5 years ago)
I think everyone has heard the "show don't tell" rule. My question is how can I show same emotion multiple times without the description being the same. For example if my character is scared I can write how his heart raced, his hand where shaking etc. If the character is scared twice in my book I can find some new thing to 'show'. But what if he is scared five or ten times in the book I will soon run out of ways to show his fear. How can I describe the same emotion without it being repetitive? I am writing in third person limited POV if that's relevant.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2019-01-23T16:18:22Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 5