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

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 and summary--the two basic components of creative prose.Showing and Telling shows you how to employ each of these essential techniques in the appropriate places within a narrative. You'll learn how to: Write scenes and cut expositionCompress time and summarize background informationCreate graceful transitionsEffectively inject interpretationAnd more!Complete with examples from bestsellers and interactive exercises, this comprehensive guide offers an in-depth look at scene development, the role of reflection in storytelling, the art of summarizing, and how to bring it all together.

• | Author: Laurie Alberts
• | Publisher: Writer's Digest Books
• | Publication Date: May 05, 2010
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1582977054
• | ISBN-13: 9781582977058