Show Me the Story Wishbone - How ...

Show Me the Story Wishbone - How to Show not Tell (Sometimes)

Royalty Free - A Writing Podcast por Melissa M. Rivers, Ellie Lerum, and Kaitlyn King
T1 · E22
14 sept 2026
01:10:18

Notas del episodio

On this episode we discuss how to show not tell... and also promptly talk about when telling is okay. Showing is describing the emotions a character is feeling without telling the reader those emotions. We as authors need to trust our readers to understand the descriptions as we show character through their actions and choices, and we have to believe our readers are capable of perceiving the deeper motivations as the character react in-character.

We also devolve into tangents using Avatar: The Last Airbender, Arcane, and Wishbone as fantastic examples of good examples of Showing. But we do also talk about when telling is needed and we give a few tips on times when telling is preferable.

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Palabras clave

how to write
show don't tell
character motivation
learn to do the hard stuff
how to write sympathetic characters
how to Show and not Tell
great writing from avatar the last airbender
trust your readers to understand
Kait vs Wishbone
don't state character emotions show them