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December 24, 2015

How Would You Start A Christmas Carol?

What is Christmas without A Christmas Carol? I’ve watched two versions so far (The Muppet Christmas Carol and Mickey’s Christmas Carol), and I was struck by how differently the two approached the introduction of Scrooge: the Muppet version chose to use explicit characterization while the Mickey version used implicit characterization(See Show – Don’t Tell for more info on explicit v. implicit characterization)....
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July 17, 2015

Show – Don’t Tell

The title of this blog was inspired by a bit of advice that I used to hear over and over again in undergrad: “Show – don’t tell.” Similar sayings include “actions speak louder than words” and “words are cheap.” Personally, I like “show – don’t tell” best because it gives a solution. Show. If I want Mr. Morris from next door...
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