Hello
Please I am a young Nigerian Writer who has a dream to become a good Novelist. Please I need to understand the term 'show and tell' in writing. Does show means the conversation between characters. I seem not to understand this and i wanna do. A reader of my manuscript on authonomy.com told me recently that she likes to read books where the actions kick off instantly.
Thanks Lin,
simple, i got it i thought it is a conversations between characters.
Showing is writing actions that show how your characters are feeling or behaving. Telling is simply writing how they feel.
A simple example:
Telling: Mary is happy today.
Showing: Mary skipped down the road smiling broadly and calling a cheerful hello to everyone she passed.
The reader will know by her actions that she is happy, you don't need to tell them.