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   Dorothy J Heydt to jbeeson@invalid.net.invalid   
   Re: Show vs. Tell   
   05 Feb 21 00:49:39   
   
   From: djheydt@kithrup.com   
      
   In article <33ro1g514dbqq3fp4j8dcuftalkud45812@4ax.com>,   
   Joy Beeson   wrote:   
   >   
   >At nap time, I started reading the novella "Mrs. Veriker's Courier   
   >Maid" in Mrs. Alexander's collection _Forging the Fetters_.   
   >   
   >I am skimming most of Mrs. Veriker's lines; when a character is *that*   
   >disagreeable, it's time for "tell, don't show"   
   >   
   Did it put you to sleep?  :)   
      
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   Dorothy J. Heydt   
   Vallejo, California   
   djheydt at gmail dot com   
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