Writing Tips

How García Márquez “Shows” a Battle against Corruption without “Telling”

“One of These Days” highlights power plays made from a dentist’s chair

Devette Lindsay
5 min readDec 6, 2023

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Show! Don’t Tell!

Writers are often advised to “show” rather than “tell” what is happening in a story. “Showing” is said to put readers in…

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Devette Lindsay

I'm a writer, an avid reader, and a fan of magic found within the mundane. I publish articles on speculative fiction, literature and creativity.