Erudite as ever Thaddeus. I share your hatred of the unbending rule. First person singular plus show don’t tell are straight jackets for the imagination. When I ask a friend how they feel they don’t describe the heaviness of their limbs and the ache of their eyes, the nimbus of fog clouding their thoughts or the energy that has flowed fr…
Erudite as ever Thaddeus. I share your hatred of the unbending rule. First person singular plus show don’t tell are straight jackets for the imagination. When I ask a friend how they feel they don’t describe the heaviness of their limbs and the ache of their eyes, the nimbus of fog clouding their thoughts or the energy that has flowed from their body like water. It would be bizarre if they did. They say ‘ I feel tired.’
Erudite as ever Thaddeus. I share your hatred of the unbending rule. First person singular plus show don’t tell are straight jackets for the imagination. When I ask a friend how they feel they don’t describe the heaviness of their limbs and the ache of their eyes, the nimbus of fog clouding their thoughts or the energy that has flowed from their body like water. It would be bizarre if they did. They say ‘ I feel tired.’