I think of the Tough Guide/Dark Lord of Derkholm (which has a marvellous sequel, Year of the Griffin) as the perfect illustration of 'show' and 'tell': they make very similar points, but one is fictionalised and the other is not. One isn't 'better' than the other.
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Date: 2017-12-18 09:08 am (UTC)I think of the Tough Guide/Dark Lord of Derkholm (which has a marvellous sequel, Year of the Griffin) as the perfect illustration of 'show' and 'tell': they make very similar points, but one is fictionalised and the other is not. One isn't 'better' than the other.