Fifty Words on Fifty Definitions of Flash
(definitions from Dictionary.com)
33. to change (water) instantly into steam by pouring or directing
onto a hot surface.
Instant changes in characters are not to be believed by readers.
No one changes in an instant. Have someone change the way water might instantly
become steam by being poured onto a hot surface. Have readers believe that such
instantaneous change is a possibility in the world.
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