[quote=@Bork Lazer]
Alright, I feel like I'm going to slay a sacred cow here. 

" Show, don't tell." should be changed to " Show and tell." 

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SDT was always suppose to be a pair of training wheels that you ditched when you learned how to write proper. 

[quote=@Hero]
"Don't ever use 'said' when a character is speaking."

Sometimes characters just say things. Said is fine. Use it. 
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[url=https://i.imgur.com/ipPlw0D.jpg]There are more interesting alternatives TBH.[/url]