If I had a dollar for every time I've seen "show, don't tell" scribbled in the margins of my manuscripts... 🤑

Trick is to know when to show and when to tell, and how to respect the reader's own engagement.

I share my thoughts on show vs. tell in my latest free newsletter (plus an example of a fateful road trip...): https://www.mathiasblack.com/when-to-show-and-when-to-tell/

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5 ingredients you need to get started with a scene -- and other #writingtips.

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20+ questions you should ask while reading, if you want to learn the craft of fiction:

https://www.mathiasblack.com/how-to-read-like-a-writer/

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Fantastic things happen when pen meets paper and the kind of notebook you choose can compliment your style and offer #inspiration. #lecturenotes https://buff.ly/3De0tIz #writingislife #writinghacks #notebooks #journals #penandink

Found this old article by Chuck Palahniuk in my bookmarks, and it's still a solid bit of #writing advice:

8 Words You Should Avoid When Writing

https://referenceforwriters.tumblr.com/post/48884709774/by-chuck-palahniuk-8-words-you-should-avoid-when

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The bracket is a writer's best friend.

When you're drafting, you'll hit a snag: You can't remember a word or you don't know a fact, and suddenly you're spending all your writing time googling answers to your questions.

- What's the word for those long long-handled axes in the late middle ages?
- What's another word for "curly"?
- How long does it take for dough to rise?

This is a thread for #writers.

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Your Daily Word: Punctuation Quirks Day One:
The ellipsis. Just what does it mean…? Or just what…does it mean? Or…what does it mean?

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Do things like this work in Mastadon? Let's try. ♟️🃏🎮Let's play a game (ish). All of you writers out there, what's the one piece of advice you wish you were given when you started writing? #writerssupportingwriters #writerscommunity #WritingCommunity #writerslife #WritingHacks #WritingMotivation #writingtips #amwriting