Tag Archives: show don’t tell
Helpful Writing Sites and Blog Posts – July 2010 Edition
I just realised it’s been two months since I last did one of these, so here is a round up of some helpful writing sites and blog posts I’ve come across in the past two months Continue reading
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My Best Advice for Other Aspiring Writers
My best advice is something I’ve talked about on this blog a couple of times before, but it truly is my writing mantra: “Show, Don’t Tell”. Continue reading
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Writing Effective Description
This week on #scribechat on Twitter (Thursday 9pm ET US/Friday 11am AEST Aus.) the topic was ‘Editing your Manuscript’. One question that came up was regarding description. So today I’m going to address the topic of writing effective description in your novel. Continue reading
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Writing Action Scenes
Action and sex seem to be the two hardest types of scenes to write, so hopefully these tips will help with the action. Continue reading
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Show, Don’t Tell
One of the most important aspects of ‘good’ writing is the author’s ability to show rather than simply tell when writing. Continue reading
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