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  • Show, Don’t Tell—But How?

    Show, Don’t Tell—But How?

    January 27, 2025January 26, 2025

    This is an excerpt from Shoot Your Novel, the book that teaches fiction writers how to use cinematic technique in…

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  • Balancing “Showing” with “Telling” in Fiction

    Balancing “Showing” with “Telling” in Fiction

    November 14, 2024November 12, 2024

    It’s the golden rule of fiction: show, don’t tell. But it’s easier said than done. Show too much, and you’ll…

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  • How to Go Big in Your Fiction

    How to Go Big in Your Fiction

    April 10, 2023

    Today’s post is by Steve Alcorn. How do you make your story memorable long after the last page has been…

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  • The Fun Way to Learn How to “Show, Don’t Tell”

    The Fun Way to Learn How to “Show, Don’t Tell”

    November 1, 2021

    Many of you joined me a couple of years ago on this blog as we strolled through the movie lots…

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  • The 3 Ways to Show Emotion in Your Characters

    The 3 Ways to Show Emotion in Your Characters

    August 19, 2019

    This month I’m launching my new online video course: Emotional Mastery for Fiction Writers. Let me just share a tiny bit…

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  • Showing Your Scenes through Your Characters’ Senses

    Showing Your Scenes through Your Characters’ Senses

    May 20, 2019February 19, 2024

    One of the reasons readers willingly immerse themselves in a story is to be transported. Whether it’s to another planet,…

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  • Evoking Emotions in Readers in a Masterful Way – Part 5

    Evoking Emotions in Readers in a Masterful Way – Part 5

    November 5, 2018

    I’m picking up where we left off a couple of months ago, looking at the masterful writing of some amazingly…

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  • Masterful Telling of Emotion

    Masterful Telling of Emotion

    April 9, 2018

    Today’s guest post is by Nina Schuyler. It continues our look at masterful writing, introducing the element of emotional content…

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  • Masterful Narrative Scenes in Novels

    Masterful Narrative Scenes in Novels

    January 8, 2018

    Show, don’t tell. Yeah, we know that’s the rule. But there are times when scenes can be masterfully told by the…

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