@Evoterra oh my word THIS THIS THIS. Also when I'm reading an About Me page containing any professional self-description using the word "passion/passionate" #ShowDontTell

Radio Blackbird Illustrations is back with a new post, now the grading is all over.

Do you trust experts? Sure! But who's the *real* expert in textbooks?! Or the right one for novice learners? And how do you show that in an image? Check it out! 👇

#IllustratingIdeas #ShowDontTell #tenurefile

https://radioblackbirdillustrations.com/2023/05/15/dont-ask-the-expert/

"Show, don't tell" can be taken too literally and result in a lot of stage-directing and overreliance on visual elements (and pointing and turning and looking and smiling).

I prefer "Evoke, don't explain." Use all the senses and use imagery/figurative language to build those moods and atmospheres.

But that "don't" is a soft "don't." Sometimes a little explaining is okay. It's all about balance.

#AmEditing #ShowDontTell #WritingCommunity

So “Understanding show don’t tell and really getting it,” by Janice Hardy is a must-read for writers imho.

I’m a quarter of the way through the book and applied what I’d read so far to my chapter-in-progress. It’s made such a difference! Not only has it helped me remove author interjects and ‘telling’ language, I’ve known what to replace it with. It even got me to remove some passive voice stuff.

Absolute bargain for £3.

#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritingResource #ShowDontTell

@JourneyAlign

In education (and likely other places) it's called #Modeling

It's related to the #ShowDontTell trope for writers.

I'm running a ten-week online creative writing course, every
Tuesday evening from the week of 21 January, one 1.5 hour class a week. Subjects: Mise-En-Scène, Dialogue, Point of View, Show-Don't-Tell, Foreshadowing, Description, The Hero's Journey,
Research, Writer's Block, Plot.
Course costs €120 https://mit.enrol.ie/crumlinaejan23/
#creativewriting #stories #MiseEnScène, #Dialogue, #PointOfView, #ShowDontTell, #Foreshadowing, #Description, #HerosJourney, #Research, #WritersBlock, #Plot #writingcourse

One of the most common issues I've seen when editing is when writers fail to #ShowDontTell .

SHOW me the char is sad, don't come out and TELL me they're sad.

SHOW me the forest is scary--and frighten me when I read it😱--don't TELL me to be afraid of the scary forest.

It enriches your narrative & engages your readers when you show them what's happening, and don't tell them what to feel & think.

#WritingCommunity #Writing #WritingTips #WritingAdvice #WritersOfMastodon

https://annethewriter33.wordpress.com/2017/09/11/show-dont-tell-in-your-writing/

https://learnxinyminutes.com/ is one of the best tools for learning new programming languages or refreshing on math concepts as they relate to computer science.

Highly recommend for people who love seeing inline examples of concepts.

#programming #showdonttell #protips #math

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over show-don't-tell en zintuiglijk schrijven
#schrijven #creatiefschrijven #schrijftiphella #showdonttell
https://heldenreis.nl/2022/11/over-show-dont-tell-en-zintuiglijk-schrijven

over show-don't-tell en zintuiglijk schrijven
#schrijven #creatiefschrijven #schrijftiphella #showdonttell
https://heldenreis.nl/2022/11/over-show-dont-tell-en-zintuiglijk-schrijven

@clpolk am not surprised Witchmark made it. You are amazing at giving so much info without giant infodumps. Reading your series has really helped me trust the reader to just slowly get it without having to vomit a bunch of exposition at them. So thank you ❤️
#Writing #Exposition #ShowDontTell

@giusambr #showdonttell

Stunning moon tonight glinting through the clouds. My capture does not do justice to its majestic beauty.

‘Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light.’ — Anton Chekhov

#moon #moonshine #showdonttell

@JesperBuhl du skal da dele links 😊👌🏻 hvad stil er du i? Jeg er i ambient/etellerandet med indflydelse fra klassisk og råk 😆 #showdonttell #music