Show, Don't Tell: How to write vivid descriptions, handle backstory, and describe your characters’ emotions (Writers’ Guide Series) (Volume 3)

'Show, don’t tell' is probably the single most-important piece of advice given to writers. But many writers struggle to understand this powerful principle or have difficulty applying it to their own work. 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. 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: - Grasp the difference between 'showing' and 'telling'. - Understand why 'showing' is such a powerful tool. - Spot 'telling' in your own manuscript. - Fix bland passages and turn them into compelling scenes. - Keep from 'telling' what you have already 'shown'. - Avoid the three danger areas of 'telling'. - Describe your characters and your setting in interesting ways. - Put powerful emotions into your writing. - Incorporate backstory into your novel without resorting to 'telling'. - Recognize 'telling' in dialogue. - Avoid 'overshowing' and swamping your readers with too many details. - Learn when 'telling' is actually a good thing. - Immerse your readers into your story and keep them captivated from beginning to end.

• Understanding Show, Don't Tell: And Really Getting It
• How to Write Dazzling Dialogue: The Fastest Way to Improve Any Manuscript
• Master Lists for Writers: Thesauruses, Plots, Character Traits, Names, and More
• The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma
• The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression
• How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method (Advanced Fiction Writing) (Volume 2)
• The Rural Setting Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Personal and Natural Places
• How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method (Advanced Fiction Writing) (Volume 1)
• Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need
• The Dialogue Thesaurus: A Fiction Writer's Sourcebook of Dialogue Tags and Phrases