I make things up and write them down. I hope one day someone will read them and believe me, and then print out a copy for someone else to read. Until then, would you believe me if I told you
If I could tear this digital list into shreds I would. This is lazy writing.
Ever seen someone who feels dejected? A kid perhaps who was declined a date to the dance? THIS is what you write down, not the word. The word is a shortcut to telling. Showing what the character looks like or how he acts is in my mind better writing.
Don’t make it easy on yourself. Don’t subscribe to these lists. Your writing will appreciate it.
(Source: artandalcohol)
If you want a way to enliven your writing especially when it comes to refining your ability to notice the smallest details, travel somewhere you’ve never been. Your awareness is heightened if not for the mere fact nothing is familiar. Fight the stale.
Sometimes a writer tells as a shortcut, to move quickly to the meaty part of the story or scene. Showing is essentially about making scenes vivid. If you try to do it constantly, the parts that are supposed to stand out won’t, and your readers will get exhausted… the more intense the moment, the more showing you do.
- James Scott Bell
(Source: bloodredpencil.blogspot.com)
Hide yo kids. Hide yo wives.
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