Counter Craft

Counter Craft

Let Me Tell You About "Show Don't Tell"

This "rule" is neither a CIA psyop nor does it mean what some critics think

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Lincoln Michel
Apr 20, 2022
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a reader being shown instead of told

The central trust of this newsletter is exploring counterintuitive writing advice and poking holes in the alleged “rules” of writing. I like to look at alternate ways of structuring stories than “conflict,” defend boring sentences, and argue characters don’t actually have to change. Art is infinite. There truly are no…

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