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Show, Don't Tell: A Look at Four Great Songs for Writers
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Show, Don't Tell: A Look at Four Great Songs for Writers

A breakdown of how Jason Isbell and Bruce Springsteen employ the storytelling concept of showing, not telling in their music.

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Brian Gabriel Canever
Oct 06, 2021
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Show, Don't Tell: A Look at Four Great Songs for Writers

Over the years, one of the lessons I've found hardest to teach my journalism students is, when writing about any person, action, or event, to rely not on adjectives (“the greatest and best”) or subje…

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