SHOW!!!! Don't Tell!
As you choose the precise words....THINK: What would your mouth be doing? What would your eyes be doing? What would your hands be doing? What would your feet be doing? What would your heart be doing? What would your voice sound like? What would your stomach be doing? What would your body be doing? |
Show, don't tell is a writing technique often used in text to enable the reader to experience the story through action, words, thoughts, senses, and feelings rather than through the author's retelling or description. This helps the reader create a movie in their head. The goal is not to "drown" the reader in heavy-handed adjectives, but rather to allow readers to interpret details in the text.
Example: Don't TELL ~ The mysterious and nervous man left the crime scene.
Show ~ The hooded figure was found lurking in the shadows.
He was sweating bullets when the police discovered him.
Example: Don't TELL ~ The mysterious and nervous man left the crime scene.
Show ~ The hooded figure was found lurking in the shadows.
He was sweating bullets when the police discovered him.
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