Some classic advice for writers from Anton Chekhov: “Don’t tell me the moon is shining, show me the glint of light on broken glass.” This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Chekhov Quote”
Grant, I recently came across this wonderful quotation from Anton Chekhov, the great playwright.
It’s, don’t tell me the moon is shining, show me the glint of light on broken glass.
Nice.
I love that.
Good writing advice.
And yeah, think about that a second.
And it’s probably the best writing advice that a new writer could get, right?
Right.
Show, don’t tell.
Show, don’t tell.
Exactly.
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