DiscoverEssential Guide to Writing a NovelEpisode 186 - Showing--not telling--what a character is thinking.
Episode 186 - Showing--not telling--what a character is thinking.

Episode 186 - Showing--not telling--what a character is thinking.

Update: 2025-10-10
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Thoughts are interior, in our minds.  But there are ways to show--to give evidence--that reveal to the reader what our character is thinking.  Also, here is an important ingredient that many writers forget when describing a character.

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Episode 186 - Showing--not telling--what a character is thinking.

Episode 186 - Showing--not telling--what a character is thinking.

James Thayer