Must I really show and not tell?

limabeans01
Sun, 31 Oct 2010 21:06:47 +0000

MitChris–I have been working tirelessly on getting my essay answers down to under 250 words. My English teacher has drilled it into us that we are to show not tell,but I am no good at that in under 250 words. I get that you all must get kind of bored reading the same ol, same ol, but come on,“show” in 250 words?

Am I destined to be thrown in the reject pile if I tell? I am just so overwhelmed with everything I need to do and then worrying that my answers won’t be in the right form–arghhhh! How much should I sweat this kind of stuff,I’m already contemplating taking tomorrow off of school to get this just right. Some of my friends have private counselors (>$5,000) that are helping them polish this kind of stuff. I am just scr*&^d?