“Show, don’t tell” is good writing advice. But what does it really mean, and how can you apply it to your writing?
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Writing your book’s crucial scenes can be made easier if you can predict how your characters will respond. Using online personality tests taken from the viewpoint of your character can help them stay true to who they are.
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A list of physical characteristics is probably the worst way to show your book’s character to the reader. Give them only what they need, and let them fill in the rest.
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There are certain book issues I can’t overlook—those things that make me say, “ENOUGH!”
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Reading a book simply for pleasure is NOT a waste of time.
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Expressive, excessive dialogue tags can be bothersome at best, cringeworthy at worst.
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Written dialogue should sound as natural as spoken dialogue. Why do we make it so difficult for ourselves?
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If you’ve ever read a book that seemed to throw an overabundance of details at you all at once, you’ve most likely experienced an info dump.
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