tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post8321691124397864751..comments2024-01-08T15:58:30.133-05:00Comments on Maria McKenzie: Monday's Writing Tip: Sometimes It's Okay to Tell and Not ShowMaria McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-14937529052628151082011-03-18T11:54:02.351-04:002011-03-18T11:54:02.351-04:00Great points, Maria!
At the moment, I'm findi...Great points, Maria!<br /><br />At the moment, I'm finding a balance between showing riots and unrest on the one hand, and indirectly referencing them by telling.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-41054495128429690342011-03-16T15:00:39.256-04:002011-03-16T15:00:39.256-04:00Excellent advice - as always!Excellent advice - as always!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480046958714954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-27631404945700205772011-03-15T13:25:21.077-04:002011-03-15T13:25:21.077-04:00Very true, you just have to know when to use one o...Very true, you just have to know when to use one or the other. I use Tell to narrate backstories most times.Mynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595087387069634003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-68951528558285653422011-03-15T01:09:07.460-04:002011-03-15T01:09:07.460-04:00Very good points and well written.Very good points and well written.Raquel Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870113745683162915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-46786932210263584892011-03-15T00:41:14.140-04:002011-03-15T00:41:14.140-04:00Great advice! I usually do a bit of both, but I&#...Great advice! I usually do a bit of both, but I'm currently in the middle of edits, and I'm trying to hold back on the telling, and do more showing :)WritingNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326756274887055685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-38060032302366268952011-03-14T22:26:53.518-04:002011-03-14T22:26:53.518-04:00What a good thing to remember. Sometimes it helps...What a good thing to remember. Sometimes it helps the story better if you just say that a character gets from point A to point B, rather than showing all the mundane details of it.Abby Minardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963640263845561309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-70966226617905983562011-03-14T22:00:22.620-04:002011-03-14T22:00:22.620-04:00SO true!! It gets to be this obsession where "...SO true!! It gets to be this obsession where "show don't tell!" bounces around in your head, but that makes the art of telling even harder to accomplish when it's necessary!Colene Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086195075690893194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-70384446933890247482011-03-14T20:05:29.117-04:002011-03-14T20:05:29.117-04:00Wonderful post with sound advice. I always loved s...Wonderful post with sound advice. I always loved show and tell :)<br /><a href="http://fragilemouse.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow</a>Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136045025997662057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-7388626660014555672011-03-14T17:51:20.978-04:002011-03-14T17:51:20.978-04:00This is a great post. I think it is impossible to ...This is a great post. I think it is impossible to write only showing what is happening - sometimes the reader needs a little clarity ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-6653607043890372452011-03-14T17:24:01.673-04:002011-03-14T17:24:01.673-04:00I do a bit of telling when it comes to time jumps ...I do a bit of telling when it comes to time jumps and the uneccesary bits that don't matter to the story but should be mentioned in passing.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096764010151024050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-4996282120397900282011-03-14T15:22:46.658-04:002011-03-14T15:22:46.658-04:00I agree with you! Sometimes people get obsessed w...I agree with you! Sometimes people get obsessed with the showing not telling thing... and their story suffers for it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17713870959347500414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-9233883855863798792011-03-14T13:15:08.361-04:002011-03-14T13:15:08.361-04:00Tell a good story. Show a good story. I don'...Tell a good story. Show a good story. I don't care which, as long as it's a good story.The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-53358149459411215102011-03-14T12:33:20.069-04:002011-03-14T12:33:20.069-04:00Great point! Especially about only telling what is...Great point! Especially about only telling what is necessary...everything should move the plot along somehow.Krisztina Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10083709968500243900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-51200671825204109222011-03-14T12:29:54.573-04:002011-03-14T12:29:54.573-04:00Aren't the kids so smart when they "Show ...Aren't the kids so smart when they "Show and Tell"?Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-74369712409391506302011-03-14T11:58:55.376-04:002011-03-14T11:58:55.376-04:00This is a great post, and a good reminder that som...This is a great post, and a good reminder that sometimes we have to "show" and sometimes we have to "tell". A lot of the rules are broken in novels, it's the "how& when" that gets confusing.<br /><br />And speaking of WIP, I'd better get back to mine!Lorelei Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294047277447613989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-88555660361142418612011-03-14T11:57:25.811-04:002011-03-14T11:57:25.811-04:00As I am (or was until last week!!) in full editing...As I am (or was until last week!!) in full editing mode - I am having to slash and burn swathes of writing that I love but know just kills the action dead. Painful thing to do but necessary!! Thanks for the reminder! Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-26830514526389028832011-03-14T11:05:28.039-04:002011-03-14T11:05:28.039-04:00Thanks for this reminder! Sometimes I get bogged d...Thanks for this reminder! Sometimes I get bogged down in the myriad detail of logistics - how did the character get from A to B, or what kind of latte did they decide to order when they stopped at Starbucks... sometimes we as readers just don't need to know ;-)<br /><br />Happy writing to you too!Katie O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.com