Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. ~Anton Chekhov
Elements of Craft: Showing vs. Telling
Place (excerpts from Sebastain Junger's A Perfect Storm)
Character (excerpt from Raymond Chandler's Farewell, My Lovely)
Prompt:
Write a piece of flash fiction (less than 1000 words) short story (1000-7000 words) or scene in which you describe the character/s using a key physical feature (like the Chandler reading). They should either contrast or meld with their surroundings (try the techniques of Junger for description of place). The story should have little or no dialogue. Junger uses embedded dialogue (speeches without the use of quotation marks), feel free to try this to see the effect.
Here's a link to word counts for different writing projects.
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