Monday, January 09, 2006

Show, Don't Tell



Anyone who pursue's writing has been told by someone that they should SHOW, not TELL their story. To hone this skill is harder than most new writers can imagine.

I've collected a few great websites where experts explain how to go about SHOWING, rather than telling, your story.

http://tarakharper.com/k_show.htm
http://teenwriting.about.com/cs/writingfiction/a/ShowNotTell.htm
http://www.coffeehouseforwriters.com/fictionfix/0505Grossack.html
http://www.sfwriter.com/ow04.htm
http://www.barbaradawsonsmith.com/showdon
http://a.wholelottanothing.org/2005/10/people_that_say.html
http://brainstorm-services.com/wcu/description.html
http://www.hollywoodlitsales.com/cf/journal/dspJournal.cfm?intID=2040
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/getwriting/A3489988

Questions? Feel free to drop me a note at njcwg.dumont@gmail.com

Louise Bergmann DuMont
Facilitator, NJCWG
www.cafemochalight.blogspot.com
www.louisedumont.com

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