It's supplying information: the storyteller saying "Once upon a time", or "A volunteer army was gathered together", or "The mountains were covered in fine, volcanic ash". TELLING is for covering the ground, when you need to, as a narrator (whether the narrator is a character, or an implied, external narrator in a third person narrative). The more I talk about Showing, the more I call it evoking, sometimes presenting, and occasionally channelling. That means working with the immediate physical and emotional actions and experience of the characters: your rage beating in your ears, the wind whipping your cheeks, a beggar clutching at your coat. As John Gardner says, it's by being convincing in the reality and detail of how we evoke our imagined world - by what the characters do and say - that we persuade the reader to read the story we're telling as if it really happened, even though we all know it didn't.
SHOWING is for making the reader feel they're in there: feel as in smell, touch, see, hear, believe the actual experience of the characters. Mind you, like everything in writing, it isn't even binary, but a spectrum, from the telliest tell, to the showiest show. Both have their value the key is to understand their respective strengths, and use each to your story's best advantage. But of course it's not nearly as simple as that. This helps save battery life as well as allowing you to control Sesame from anywhere.It's often quoted as "Show, don't tell" because, on the whole, beginner writers do too much telling when they should be showing. The access point plugs into an outlet close to your door and connects Sesame to the Internet. However, if you want to shell out an additional $50 or so, you can get a WiFi access point. On its own, the Sesame smart lock only works if you are close to your door. You can even program your own custom door knock that Sesame will recognize. The company also claims the app will respond to a few taps on your smartphone. There is a voice command option, so you can literally open your door by saying “Open Sesame” if you really want to relive those childhood fantasies. The first and probably most basic way is to press a button, but there are more amusing ways as well. The company boasts that there are a number of ways to unlock your door through the app.
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Once it’s up and running, the Sesame smart lock is controlled with an app for Android and iOS. That’s especially so for those less inclined to be handy or living in apartment buildings who can’t make changes to locks. Since the Sesame smart lock weighs just 5.7 oz., there is no worry of it falling once secured, the company claims.Įasy installation with no need to replace your lock or use any tools is a definite appeal. The device is kept in place with 3M Command tape, capable of holding up to 5 lbs. Sesame is simply placed over the top of your existing deadbolt. It comes in under other smart locks on the market, at just $99 for the base model.įor more information on the Sesame smart lock, check out the Kickstarter video below: Sesame’s price point might have something to do with the number of people backing it. The company has brought in an impressive $910,000 and more in pledges. It has what is being called a five-patented design that works with nearly every single cylinder deadbolt in the world.Ĭandy House is currently running a Kickstarter campaign for the Sesame smart lock. It has a minimalist design that the company claims requires no tools to install. Sesame is a product that is looking to simplify the smart lock. This startup recently came into being from the combined forces of several Stanford University students. The Sesame smart lock is the first creation to come out of Candy House. One company is playing on both fantasy and reality with a smart lock that can open a door with a phrase or secret knock. What kid doesn’t dream that saying, “Open Sesame” opens some kind of secret passageway?Ĭhildhood dreams of magic and treasure aside, even adults would admit that such convenience has appeal.
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