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CrispyQ

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4. Oh I agree. I'm not throwing 'show don't tell' out.

Reply to Orrex (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 03:30 PM

Aug 2014

My scenes have been greatly improved by working on SDT. I had not thought about the Hollywood connection & that brings up another question. Do you think that if you write your novel more screenplay like, the film product will be closer to the written story? Sometimes I'm amazed at how different films are, but if you are a reader, 9 times out of 10 you will like the book better.

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Show don't tell [View all] CrispyQ Aug 2014 OP

I think there's some good stuff here Brainstormy Aug 2014 #1

Your last sentence made me laugh but is very true. CrispyQ Aug 2014 #3

I find much modern popular fiction to be far too screenplay-like Orrex Aug 2014 #2

Oh I agree. I'm not throwing 'show don't tell' out. CrispyQ Aug 2014 #4

and see . . . Brainstormy Aug 2014 #5

In general, most new writers really do need to learn to show not tell. SheilaT Aug 2014 #6

A friend gave me the book, "Techniques of the Selling Writer" CrispyQ Aug 2014 #7

I am not familiar with that book. SheilaT Aug 2014 #8

It's a silly rule DavidDvorkin Aug 2014 #9

"Show, don't tell" is really about portraying emotions, I think. mainer Aug 2014 #10

Good example. Thank you. Lilyhoney Sep 2014 #11

I enjoyed your blog. I will be back, Thanks. nt Lilyhoney Sep 2014 #12

Isn't Show Don't Tell a Tell? It's telling us not to tell, not showing us valerief Sep 2014 #13