You may have heard it said that good writers are those who read. Chances are you already love reading. Each of us has our own tastes and preferences when it comes to reading. Some love action books, others prefer a sweet romance. And within each book genre there are many flavors, so that one [...]
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Characterization, Dialogue, Editing, Language usage, Pacing, Plotting, Showing vs. Telling, The Writing Industry, Writing in Active Voice
 By Naomi Musch, on December 17th, 2010Showing vs. Telling
By Lynn Dean, on August 27th, 2010“Show, don’t Tell” These words were underlined in my first-ever rejection letter. It was a form letter, but the editor apparently thought this admonition needed special emphasis in my case. At least I could comfort myself that if they were part of his standard rejection letter, it was a common failing. Trouble was, I [...] Characterization, Language usage, Point of View, Showing vs. Telling
By Lynn Dean, on April 16th, 2010“Showing vs. Telling” We’ve written much about this concept of using vivid action, description, and dialogue to show what’s happening in a story rather than simply telling readers about what happens. It would be fitting, perhaps, to “show” you an example. Below is the first paragraph of a scene in my work in progress [...] Research, Setting, Showing vs. Telling
By Naomi Musch, on April 2nd, 2010. . . Or Don’t Know! When I was a teenager starting to pursue my writing passion, I was constantly bombarded with the adage: write what you know. I found this a little bit frustrating, to say the least. After all, I was about fourteen. What did I know? Very little, I’ll tell you. [...] Characterization, Showing vs. Telling
By Melinda Evaul, on March 26th, 2010We all have unique facial expressions and gestures. In a novel, these make each character different. Joe may frown when he’s thinking. Mary may pull her eyebrows together. Tracy might purse her lips and tap a finger against them. You might cross your arms and tap your foot. We’ve discussed showing vs. telling in [...] |
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