Showing & Telling: Learn How to Show & When to Tell for Powerful & Balanced Writing

Write vibrant scenes and essential summaries"Show--don't tell." How many times have you heard this standard bit of...
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Showing & Telling: Learn How to Show & When to Tell for Powerful & Balanced Writing by Alberts, Laurie

Showing & Telling: Learn How to Show & When to Tell for Powerful & Balanced Writing

CHF 27.09

Showing & Telling: Learn How to Show & When to Tell for Powerful & Balanced Writing

CHF 27.09
Author: Laurie Alberts
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Write vibrant scenes and essential summaries

"Show--don't tell." How many times have you heard this standard bit of writing advice? It's so common in writing courses and critiques that it has become a cliche. Writers are often told to write scenes, dramatize, cut exposition, cut summary--but it's misguided advice. The truth is good writing almost always requires both showing and telling. The trick is finding the right balance of scene and summary--the two basic components of creative prose.

Showing and Telling shows you how to employ each of these essential techniques in the appropriate places within a narrative. You'll learn how to:

  • Write scenes and cut exposition
  • Compress time and summarize background information
  • Create graceful transitions
  • Effectively inject interpretation
  • And more!

Complete with examples from bestsellers and interactive exercises, this comprehensive guide offers an in-depth look at scene development, the role of reflection in storytelling, the art of summarizing, and how to bring it all together.



Author: Laurie Alberts
Publisher: Writer's Digest Books
Published: 05/05/2010
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781582977058


Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2010 pg. 243

About the Author

Laurie Alberts is the author of 6 books including 3 novels: The Price of Land in Shelby, Lost Daughters and Tempting Fate. She has won several awards, including a Jame Michener Award. She teaches in the MFA in Writing Program at Vermont College of Fine Arts.




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