tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post398744095008808877..comments2024-01-08T15:58:30.133-05:00Comments on Maria McKenzie: Show Don't Tell: Can You Explain That?Maria McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-39465924921121407852013-10-13T07:05:37.362-04:002013-10-13T07:05:37.362-04:00Hi, Eve,
What you said is so true!Hi, Eve,<br />What you said is so true!Maria McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-82431830774974071262013-10-13T00:32:33.901-04:002013-10-13T00:32:33.901-04:00Some authors suggest less adjectives and adverbs a...Some authors suggest less adjectives and adverbs and yet others use them in every paragraph. It can certainly be bewildering. Intangible Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047040538015079182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-62603835466177465092013-10-11T13:17:42.430-04:002013-10-11T13:17:42.430-04:00@Kitty: I'm rewriting stuff from years ago and...@Kitty: I'm rewriting stuff from years ago and it's amazing how much telling I did!<br /><br />@Shelly: Thanks, Shelly! Yeah, it can be a hard concept to grasp.<br /><br />@William: Thanks, William! I always have to go back and layer in the sensory stuff.<br /><br />@Norma: You are too much!<br /><br />@Jennette: Explaining the thinking and feeling of characters are great ways to "show" in writing!<br /><br />@Maria: Hi, Maria! It is a great site that I just happened to stumble upon;)!Maria McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-13429222144656646912013-10-11T12:47:26.619-04:002013-10-11T12:47:26.619-04:00Hey, daily writing tips is a great blog, thanks fo...Hey, daily writing tips is a great blog, thanks for pointing it out. I've bookmarked it. Show don't tell - I can tell when others need to do it, but not when I do :(Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977676093756206414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-63195783256677411952013-10-08T10:20:28.302-04:002013-10-08T10:20:28.302-04:00Seems like someone did ask me about this once, and...Seems like someone did ask me about this once, and I tild them to focus on what the character thinks and feels (both tactile and emotions). But sometimes it's useful to just summarize or make a fast-cut. Good post!Jennette Marie Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992037939637425401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-19515185212816053622013-10-07T21:13:40.228-04:002013-10-07T21:13:40.228-04:00I once had a "Show Don't Tell" rubbe...I once had a "Show Don't Tell" rubber stamp made for my first editor. It was in the Editor's Survival Kit I sent her, along with a big bottle of Screwitol....Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685538277690762655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-77410080901951364302013-10-07T18:36:20.179-04:002013-10-07T18:36:20.179-04:00Excellent tips, Maria, particularly in using senso...Excellent tips, Maria, particularly in using sensory responses.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-60122425152096157172013-10-07T17:42:07.150-04:002013-10-07T17:42:07.150-04:00I taught this for many years to middle schoolers, ...I taught this for many years to middle schoolers, but it still doesn't make the practice of it any easier! Great tips-Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-16119117290535948172013-10-07T13:16:49.969-04:002013-10-07T13:16:49.969-04:00Thanks for this handy tutorial, Maria! Always wort...Thanks for this handy tutorial, Maria! Always worth keeping in mind! I've had show don't tell told to me many many times! LOL! Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.com