So we all know that telling is bad and showing is good, right? There have been like a thousand articles posted on this in the Writing Tips forum. But, reading about it and actually doing it are two different things. So let's practice!
Here's a really good article by CastlesInTheSky if you're still not sure how to show and not tell:
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This is how the game will work. The first person gives a sentence that is telling, the person under them takes that same sentence, and make it showing. It's okay if you're telling sentence turns into more than one showing sentence. Just try not to go too overboard.
Here's an example:
Person One: The dog clearly wanted to go outside.
Person Two: The young lab pawed at the door, whimpering softly. His owner took one look at him and sighed, going back to the comic in the newspaper. The lab began to paw and scratch harder, leaving marks on the door frame.
Easy enough?
Here's the first sentence:
"Lucille was extremely annoyed at her little sister."
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