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Show, Don't Tell

Tell me what happens and I'll listen, but show me what happens and I'll experience.

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April White Books
Jul 20, 2023
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This boot was designed by Ted de Havilland in 2011. Called the Gemma Dagger boot, there were allegedly only ten pair made. The fact that I know all of this is a testament to the stories it has inspired, and how far down rabbit holes of research I actually go.


The decade I spent as a screenwriter taught me how to pare things down to their most visual elem…

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