Mastering Showing and Telling in Your Fiction by Marcy Kennedy

Mastering Showing and Telling in Your Fiction by Marcy Kennedy

You've heard the advice show, don't tell until you can't stand to hear it anymoreYet fiction writers of all levels still seem to struggle with itThere are three reasons for thisThe first is that this isn't an absolute ruleTelling isn't always wrongThe second is that we lack a clear way of understanding the difference between showing and tellingThe third is that we're told show, don't tell, but we're often left without practical ways to know how and when to do that, and how and when not toSo that's what this book is aboutChapter One defines showing and telling and explains why showing is normally betterChapter Two gives you eight practical ways to find telling that needs to be changed to showing and guides you in understanding how to make those changesChapter Three explains how telling can function as a useful first draft toolChapter Four goes in-depth on the seven situations when telling might be the better choice than showingChapter Five

Mastering Showing and Telling in Your Writing also contains three appendices that address how to use The Emotion Thesaurus, dissecting an example to see the concepts of showing and telling in action, and describing the closely related issue of As-You-Know-Bob Syndrome.

Marcy Kennedy is a speculative fiction and suspense writer who believes fantasy is more real than you think. It helps us see life in this world in a new way and gives us a safe place to explore problems that might otherwise be too difficult to face. Alongside her own writing, Marcy works as a freelance editor and teaches classes on craft and social media through WANA International. She's also a proud Canadian, the proud wife of a former U.S. Marine, owns five cats and a dog who weighs as much as she does, and plays board games and the flute (not at the same time). Sadly, she's also addicted to coffee and jelly beans. You can find her blogging about writing and about the place where real life meets science fiction, fantasy, and myth at www.marcykennedy.com. To sign up for her new-release mailing list, please visit her website.

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ISBN 13	9780992037161
ISBN 10	0992037166
Title	Mastering Showing and Telling in Your Fiction
Author	Marcy Kennedy
Series	Busy Writer's Guides
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Tongue Untied Communications
Year published	2014-05-21
Number of pages	88
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