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Point of View Tips for Show, Don’t Tell
Point of view (POV) is the lens through which the reader sees and hears the story. Whether it is the intimate “I” of the first person,...
Dec 21, 2024

17 Show, Don’t Tell Examples from Pulitzer Prize Winners
Who better to learn from than Pulitzer Prize winners? Let the masters of the craft show you how to write a vivid scene. If you want to...
Nov 5, 2024

9 Easy Steps to Prep for NaNoWriMo Like a Pro
You’ve thought of a great idea and sharpened your pencil for the most writerly of months. Now what? Bonus step, for a more polished first...
Oct 31, 2024

Show Don’t Tell: 6 Examples and 6 Writing Prompts
There are six common pitfalls to telling: emotion, motivation, weak verbs, filter verbs, adverbs, and adjectives. Here, we break down...
Oct 28, 2024

14 Eye-Opening Quotes about “Show, Don’t Tell” from Great Authors
Here’s what Stephen King, Anton Chekhov, Ernest Hemingway and more have to say about the literary advice “show, don’t tell”. 3. To learn...
Oct 21, 2024
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