Show vs. Tell: On Nuance (Author Toolbox*)
NOTE TO MY #AuthorToolbox FRIENDS: unfortunately, this is going to be the week I miss. I recently helped run #Write4Life and it put me so far behind in my work that I can’t spare the time for the …
So You Want to Run a Twitter Event: Lessons From #Write4Life
It’s coming! Don’t miss #Write4Life this Saturday, all day! (You can also enter early.) We’ll be giving away editing packages ranging from query letter to full manuscript, with something for every genre! Major donors like …
Show vs. Tell: On Using Setting
As part of my ongoing blog series on how to show, not tell, I’ve put together this little list of simple tricks for using your setting to maximize Showing. I hope you find it useful! Using Your Setting I …
Show vs. Tell: On Using Dialogue
As part of my ongoing blog series on how to show, not tell, I wanted to offer up some hints and tricks for using dialogue to Show. Writers often use dialogue as a place to dump information, rather than …