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

3 answers  ·  last activity 11 months ago by Prahara‭

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

3 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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

4 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A How do you use showing in animal fantasy?

3 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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

5 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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

6 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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

1 answer  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A Is straight-up writing someone's opinions telling?

5 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A Delivering sarcasm

2 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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

3 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A Describing something that doesn't exist [closed]

5 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A Working with hints/clues - Show vs Tell vs Nothing -ish

2 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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

1 answer  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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

4 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A Recounting events in dialogue

3 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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

3 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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

3 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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

4 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A How do you describe sentimental human physical interactions?

2 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A How to show the same emotion multiple times?

1 answer  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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

4 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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

2 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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

5 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

Question fiction technique showing-telling characters self-preservation show
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Q&A How to show a character being bored for multiple chapters without boring the reader

3 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A Is Jaime Lannister a "telling not showing" example?

2 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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

2 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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

2 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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

5 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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

2 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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

0 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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

2 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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

0 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A How do I convey that a relationship is platonic?

2 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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

0 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

Question description showing-telling script philosophy show
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Q&A How can I convey an absolute truth from the author to the reader without a mentor character?

2 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A Is inner monologue a bad way to show character traits?

4 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A Is show not tell less useful advice in first person

4 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A How would a mature teenager behave?

4 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A How do I show the confusion my character feels?

3 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A How much dialogue in a first date scene?

2 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A At what point do you draw the line of showing, and not telling, or vice versa?

1 answer  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A How to tactfully inform readers of differences in the book world to the real world?

4 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A Better Ways of Showing Fear

1 answer  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A How can you show that a character is feeling amazing?

1 answer  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A Writing my Watson trope

1 answer  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A What does Show don't Tell actually mean

3 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A What are ways to "Show, don't tell" without simply listing bodily actions?

3 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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Q&A Writing techniques or exercises to improve ability to show rather than tell?

3 answers  ·  last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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