![]() Many how-to books include exercises that are meant to be done for their own sake, which is fine. She gives before-and-after examples, helping writers truly see how it’s done. Once a writer has identified the telling in her manuscript, Gerth gives examples and exercises to convert that telling into showing, concentrating on trouble areas like backstory, dialogue, description, and emotion. ![]() ![]() She explains how to get the reader up close and personal with the story and why it’s so necessary to do so. Gerth begins with definitions to give a writer a firm grasp on exactly what showing is. In this short book, Gerth explores every facet of storytelling to explain how to show a story instead of telling it. SHOW, DON’T TELL is a powerful solution to this common problem. Even more difficult is knowing when to show and when to tell. Even when we understand the concept, applying that concept to our own work is difficult. It’s repeated so often because it’s the thing that beginning writers struggle with the most. “Show, don’t tell” is something that every writing instructor says. ![]()
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