Show, don’t tell, Nick!
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It was a day shrouded in winter.
Talun buried his face in the wool of his hood.
*sigh* They say writers struggle with ‘showing’ instead of ‘telling’ their whole lives. I guess I’m getting better at dodging exposition, but sometimes I’ll write something like the snippet above and have to correct myself.
Then there’s rhythm, clarity, ‘slow death’ control, LS/V, and sooo much more. Paying attention to this stuff is cumbersome, but it pays off greatly in the final draft.
I believe I’ve covered ‘show, don’t tell’, rhythm, and clarity here. But you might be wondering what ‘slow death’ is.
It’s a problem I experience quite frequently– Read the rest of this entry »
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Feb 20 2009
