Showing & Telling: Learn How to Show & When to Tell for Powerful & Balanced Writing

by Laurie Alberts

Book Overview

Write vibrant scenes and essential summaries

Show--don't tell. How many times have you heard this standard bit of writing advice? It's so common in writing courses and critiques that it has become a cliche. Writers are often told to write scenes, dramatize, cut exposition, cut summary--but it's misguided advice. The truth is good writing almost always requires both showing and telling. The trick is finding the right balance of scene...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1582977054
• ISBN13: 9781582977058
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Writer's Digest Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.3"