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How to show powerful emotion in a character trying to hide it?

3 answers  ·  last activity 2 months ago by Prahara

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What is the balance between 'stating a problem clearly' and Hemingway's literary iceberg?

8 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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Writing differently when following different character POVs - mainly age difference. (3rd Person)

4 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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Why are writers so hung up on "show versus tell"?

11 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How do you use showing in animal fantasy?

4 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How to demonstrate an evolution of magic without it seeming like it is improvised?

7 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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Should you "Show, Don't Tell" when your character is recounting events?

5 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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Is straight-up writing someone's opinions telling?

7 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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Delivering sarcasm

2 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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Making him into a bully (how to show mild violence)

6 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

showing-telling characters character-development emotions narrative child-characters show
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How to make the reader think that the *character's* logic is flawed instead of the author's?

15 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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Describing something that doesn't exist [closed]

8 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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Working with hints/clues - Show vs Tell vs Nothing -ish

2 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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Are there any guidelines for writing a fiction story in a non-fiction style?

2 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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Is it okay to include world-building facts by "telling" instead of "showing"?

7 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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Recounting events in dialogue

3 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How do I show and not tell a backstory? [closed]

4 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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Should I "tell" my exposition or give it through dialogue?

7 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How do I write "Show, Don't Tell" as a person with Asperger Syndrome?

13 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How do you describe sentimental human physical interactions?

2 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How to show the same emotion multiple times?

3 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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Is writing big facts about a character's background good when first introducing them?

5 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How to write about characters and places you aren't personally familiar with?

4 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How do you keep a villainous character from being offensive to a particular group?

12 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How to show a character being bored for multiple chapters without boring the reader

8 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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Is Jaime Lannister a "telling not showing" example?

7 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How to present details about the setting in a fantasy world without telling? [closed]

2 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How to help the reader wrestle through historical atrocities which would be considered normal to the POV character

4 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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What effects do the different types of flashbacks produce?

1 answer  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How can I emphasize the horror of a ritual without getting too overly graphic?

2 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How to make clear what a part-humanoid character looks like when they're quite common in their world?

8 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How to creatively handle intoxication when you yourself haven't experienced such a thing?

2 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How do you show character reactions without making them do something physically that is unrealistic?

3 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How to express uncontrollable sadness [closed]

3 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How do I handle English speaking where the language used isn't English but is translated in it? [closed]

3 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How to write about pouring water? [closed]

1 answer  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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Do my characters need to have different mannerisms in order to be perceived as different?

6 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How to make the villain's motives understandable if his logic is flawed?

4 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How do I convey that a relationship is platonic?

16 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How to express Nihilism without explicitly stating it? [closed]

2 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How can I convey an absolute truth from the author to the reader without a mentor character?

5 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How to write a discussion amongst 5 people while narrating a novel as first person singular?

1 answer  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How can I write a street-smart character?

4 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How do you write an attack scene for a story using the technique "Show, don't tell"? [closed]

3 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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Is inner monologue a bad way to show character traits?

5 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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Is show not tell less useful advice in first person

5 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

style showing-telling viewpoint show
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How would a mature teenager behave?

6 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How do I transition from a day to another smoothly in a short story that takes place over of seven straight days?

1 answer  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How do I show the confusion my character feels?

7 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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How much dialogue in a first date scene?

4 answers  ·  last activity 8 months ago by System

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