Tag: sue moorcroft
Act, React and Interact
To avoid too much ‘telling’, characters should be allowed to act. This means they’ll react and interact, as well. Different characters react differently to the same incident, to external conflicts or stimuli, to internal conflicts and to each other Let’s look at the following passage: Joe squinted against the sunlight dancing on the lake, wiping […]
Show Don’t Tell: The Page Is A Stage
It’s as if editors believe they’re tutors when they return your work with, ‘Show, don’t tell!’ And you think, ‘I wish I could get some real feedback.’ But, in my opinion, they’re giving you really good advice. Think of a play. Actors are on the stage, but there’s a narrator at the side. The narrator […]
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