tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post5681948803289201445..comments2024-03-19T07:42:01.506-04:00Comments on Literary Rambles: Tip Tuesday #144Casey McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02787815672519189433noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-82236700983354572732012-09-28T12:23:06.028-04:002012-09-28T12:23:06.028-04:00This. Is. EXACTLY what I needed to read today!!!
...This. Is. EXACTLY what I needed to read today!!!<br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980554172313570790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-5218300299335125092012-09-26T19:43:32.192-04:002012-09-26T19:43:32.192-04:00Many thanks to Kristin and Patricia.
Heading into ...Many thanks to Kristin and Patricia.<br />Heading into revisions of a novel that needs to cut about 10,000 words, I'm delighted with this post. I'm off to tell it like it is . . .<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-24640298697280145662012-09-25T19:17:24.961-04:002012-09-25T19:17:24.961-04:00A huge thanks to Pat Gauch for taking the time to ...A huge thanks to Pat Gauch for taking the time to share her thoughts and experience!Kristin Lenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04257484196449105801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-48953254186860460482012-09-25T19:14:13.233-04:002012-09-25T19:14:13.233-04:00Yes, Mary Kole wrote a post touching on this too. ...Yes, Mary Kole wrote a post touching on this too. I almost included that link. Is this the one you were thinking of:<br />http://kidlit.com/2012/06/13/layers-of-emotion/<br />Kristin Lenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04257484196449105801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-5304713187058338382012-09-25T18:50:45.834-04:002012-09-25T18:50:45.834-04:00It's about time. Spend anytime at all on sites...It's about time. Spend anytime at all on sites where people put their work up for critting and you see an abundance of knee-jerk, 'show, don't tell' responses. It may be the most misapplied 'rule' of writing ever. Thank you!JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-60963413058472304592012-09-25T17:52:39.506-04:002012-09-25T17:52:39.506-04:00This is such great advice!
www.modernworld4.blogs...This is such great advice!<br /><br />www.modernworld4.blogspot.comGina Gaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032273127593718883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-10465534721535117932012-09-25T16:02:42.143-04:002012-09-25T16:02:42.143-04:00This is very good advice. We do hear "show n...This is very good advice. We do hear "show not tell" on such an oftimes basis that we could lean too far from narrative exposition that is helpful in giving the reader needed character insight.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-76423213623237169242012-09-25T15:32:16.433-04:002012-09-25T15:32:16.433-04:00What great advice! I believe Mary Kole did a simil...What great advice! I believe Mary Kole did a similar post. And I really liked that first link. Excellent!Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-60497398352636691462012-09-25T14:41:55.118-04:002012-09-25T14:41:55.118-04:00I'm applauding your post.I'm applauding your post. Ann Finkelsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505478203827894237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-38413192128404993122012-09-25T14:15:23.213-04:002012-09-25T14:15:23.213-04:00"Don't tell what you should be showing&qu..."Don't tell what you should be showing" - that sums it up for me! Thank you! Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-31772383844977715492012-09-25T13:34:52.472-04:002012-09-25T13:34:52.472-04:00You bring up some good points, Kristin. Thanks fo...You bring up some good points, Kristin. Thanks for helping<br />me not to be afraid to include thoughts and narrative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-90560604243290506752012-09-25T12:16:14.849-04:002012-09-25T12:16:14.849-04:00Oh good, I'm always so encouraged when I read ...Oh good, I'm always so encouraged when I read people explaining how much showing is too much. I frankly get tired of writing all those physical reactions. I recently read a manuscript I finished 3 months ago. The only physical reaction I thought the character ever needed was when he's trying to control himself, and trying not to clench his fists.<br /><br />Also, hooray for internal monologue! Have you ever read Cart and Cwidder by Diana Wynne Jones? The pivotal moment just before the climax is two or three pages of internal monologue as the hero works out the two halves of his personality and how to bring them together. It's riveting.Kessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019626781634777336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-72644410610079778862012-09-25T11:44:22.686-04:002012-09-25T11:44:22.686-04:00I give this tip two thumbs way up.I give this tip two thumbs way up.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05905068858745819892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-2509072791753128732012-09-25T10:25:14.938-04:002012-09-25T10:25:14.938-04:00Holy H. I love this advice. I am going to take the...Holy H. I love this advice. I am going to take the next half hour to study these articles. Thank you so much.Jessie Humphrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11096043821002254348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-42289680831615826312012-09-25T09:47:34.359-04:002012-09-25T09:47:34.359-04:00Awesome tips! If everything was shown in a book th...Awesome tips! If everything was shown in a book the story would be a thousand pages. For me, the best writing, the best stories I've read, are the ones that tell well. That is the most difficult kind of writing. The stories are told but the language is strong, the emotions present and I keep reading.Laura Paulinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503090226508079501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-92067136199086105232012-09-25T09:36:21.710-04:002012-09-25T09:36:21.710-04:00Excellent tip, Krisin! Thanks for sharing. The Sho...Excellent tip, Krisin! Thanks for sharing. The Show Don't Tell "rule" is so easy to misunderstand. I've definitely "got the teeshirt" on this one. :D<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />MartinaMartina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-58013541273689689592012-09-25T07:46:09.199-04:002012-09-25T07:46:09.199-04:00A great tip, and I'm looking forward to checki...A great tip, and I'm looking forward to checking out those links. Thanks, Kristin!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681732058311386672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-49397188743061197852012-09-25T06:08:54.348-04:002012-09-25T06:08:54.348-04:00Another great post this week Kristin. How awesome ...Another great post this week Kristin. How awesome you got to hang out with Patricia. It's taken me a long time to get better at the internal thoughts and getting them in my character's voices. And I do think there's a place for telling in narration as well as thoughts vs. showing. Though I'm not sure I've gotten the right balance. It's refreshing to know that it's okay to tell some.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-49127771208840722502012-09-25T04:40:27.131-04:002012-09-25T04:40:27.131-04:00I think action can reveal character, even deep sea...I think action can reveal character, even deep seated emotion, if handled right. Showing doesn't just have to be showing simplictic behviour. <br /><br />But internal monogue is certainly an important part of writng, although that can be horribly abused too. <br /><br />Interesting post. <br /><br />cheers,<br />mood<br /><a href="http://moodywriting.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Moody Writing</a><br /><br />mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.com