Welcome to another installment of "The Writing Room" with Keith Kareem Williams aka @reemafterdark (if you Tweet or love Instagram.)
Subtle differences in descriptions tell the story without you having to beat the reader in the head by TELLING them everything. For example:
SENTENCE 1 - "He smiled at her with yellow teeth."
SENTENCE 2 - "He smiled at her with nicotine-stained teeth."
The 2nd sentence SHOWS that the man smiling was a heavy smoker without you having to TELL the reader. Readers are smart. They get it. Don't insult their intelligence. --- Show vs. Tell
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