Show, Don't Tell in Writing | How To Do It Right

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Show don't tell is one of the golden rules of writing, same as "write what you know" and "bring a pistol to any meeting with a literary agent." Showing helps create stronger emotional connections to your work and makes the reader less likely to donate your book to an orphanage for a tax break.
New authors often struggle with it, however. In this video, I'll break down some ways to help you, like using fewer adjectives, using stronger verbs and writing embarrassing details from your personal life that you wouldn't share with anyone.
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00:00 - Introduction
01:08 - Title Sequence
01:19 - Product Placement
02:00 - Mistake 1: Using Adjectives, Instead of Action and Details
03:37 - Mistake 2: Using Weak Verbs
04:41 - Mistake 3: Not Using Dialogue
05:54 - Mistake 4: Showing Too Much
06:55 - Challenge
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[@punkmoose3962]

Babe, wake up, there's a new Stories' Matter video!

[@JeetKunDrawYT]

yes babe, I'm up

[@futurestoryteller]

The problem with satire is how hard it is to get across how little writing advice vloggers seem to understand the basic concept of "show don't tell." So many of them now literally say "don't do it" and then say "do this instead." It's almost always what it actually means, and not their idiotic conception of it. It's like a funhouse mirror

[@JeetKunDrawYT]

as a mangaka... I tell too much for a medium that should focus on showing.... mostly because my drawing skills are pretty wack😂

[@charlesmangum2100]

Show don't tell is an oxymoron.