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

Descriere Showing & Telling: Learn How to Show & When to Tell for Powerful & Balanced Writing - Laurie Alberts

\n \nWrite vibrant scenes and essential summaries\n \nShow--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.\n \nShowing and Telling shows you how to employ each of these essential techniques in the appropriate places within a narrative. You'll learn how to: \n \n- Write scenes and cut exposition \n- Compress time and summarize background information \n- Create graceful transitions \n- Effectively inject interpretation \n- And more! \nComplete 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.\n

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Writer's Digest Books

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9781582977058

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