Immerse your readers into your story and keep them captivated from beginning to end.

Learn when telling is actually a good thing.

Avoid overshowing and swamping your readers with too many details.Incorporate backstory into your novel without resorting to telling.Put powerful emotions into your writing.Describe your characters and your setting in interesting ways.Avoid the three danger areas of telling. Even experienced authors sometimes don't grasp the finer nuances of showing and telling.In this book, Sandra Gerth draws on her experience as an editor and a best-selling author to show you how to show and tell you when to tell.Each chapter includes concrete examples and exercises that will hone your writing skills.Keep from telling what you have already shown.Fix bland passages and turn them into compelling scenes.Understand why showing is such a powerful tool. Sandra Gerth has pulled together a succinct, yet comprehensive text on the concept of show, dont tell a concept that many novice writers struggle with.Grasp the difference between showing and telling.In this book, Sandra Gerth draws on her experience as an editor and a best-selling author to show you how to show and tell you when to tell. Even experienced authors sometimes don’t grasp the finer nuances of showing and telling. Whether you’re a novice writer working on your first story or an established author who has already learned the basics of showing and telling, this book will help you to: But many writers struggle to understand this powerful principle or have difficulty applying it to their own work. In this book, Sandra Gerth draws on her experience as an editor and a best-selling author to show you how to show and tell you when to tell.Įach chapter includes concrete examples and exercises that will hone your writing skills.

But many writers struggle to understand this powerful principle or have difficulty applying it to their own work. Show, don’t tell is probably the single most-important piece of advice given to writers. Show, don’t tell is probably the single most-important piece of advice given to writers.

Show, Don't Tell by Sandra Gerth