Show, Don't Tell

"Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass." ~Anton Chekhov

Chekhov's elegant phrasing is a good way to begin to understand the writer's adage of 'Show, Don't Tell'. Several writer friends agreed to spend some time pondering this with me, and to all post on this topic on the same day. At the end of my post are links to their musings. We're all writing and reading in different genres, so I'm excited to read the examples they've used.

First of all, what...