Showing & Telling: Learn How to Show & When to Tell for Powerful & Balanced Writing

Write vibrant scenes and essential summaries Show—don't tell.

How many times have you heard this standard bit of writing advice? It's so common in writing courses and critiques that it has become a cliche.

Writers are often told to write scenes, dramatize, cut exposition, cut summary—but it's misguided advice.

The truth is good writing almost always requires both showing and telling.