The Surprising Truth About Showing vs. Telling
“Show, don’t tell” has its limits. When is telling preferable to showing?
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The Character House, Pt. 10: Emotions and Home Utilities
Your book can take readers on an emotional journey. These tips will help you avoid common pitfalls and grip readers’ attention with powerful emotions.
The Character House, Pt. 7: Furniture and External Traits
Characters with unique external traits can become readers’ favorites. But how can we develop realistic external traits without being generic, obtrusive, or over the top?
8 Ways to Write Descriptions That Leap Off the Page
Description. Whether you live for it or skip over it, most novels can’t exist without it. But how do we paint word pictures that bring our stories to life?