User blog comment:Sprinklemist/New Story/@comment-1636990-20120110114645/@comment-1874924-20120111005431

Part of understanding a rule is knowing when to break it. Sometimes the details aren't important enough to warrant showing. Also, it's important to note that, when you're showing instead of telling, you don't necessarily need a lot of descriptive detail. Showing instead of telling does tend to promote a more descriptive style on the whole, but that's NOT necessarily a requirement for any given situation. Exhibit A: the first example in my previous comment.