{"id":1704,"date":"2015-01-19T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2015-01-19T08:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.diogonunes.com\/blog\/?p=1704"},"modified":"2020-05-15T14:24:30","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T13:24:30","slug":"from-dreaming-to-publishing-1-show-vs-tell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diogonunes.com\/blog\/from-dreaming-to-publishing-1-show-vs-tell\/","title":{"rendered":"From Dreaming to Publishing: Show Vs Tell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.diogonunes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/from-dreaming-to-publishing-1.jpg?resize=580%2C386\" alt=\"from-dreaming-to-publishing-1\" width=\"580\" height=\"386\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.diogonunes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/from-dreaming-to-publishing-1.jpg?w=849&amp;ssl=1 849w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.diogonunes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/from-dreaming-to-publishing-1.jpg?resize=400%2C266&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>This post is part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diogonunes.com\/blog\/?s=From+Dreaming+to+Publishing\">&#8220;From Dreaming to Publishing&#8221; series<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Telling<\/strong> is a narrative summary, we&#8217;re being told<\/li>\n<li><strong>Showing<\/strong> is an immediate scene, we get to feel\/live it<\/li>\n<li>Capture readers early on, the first chapter should be all about showing<\/li>\n<li>Amateurs draw attention to themselves by telling a lot<\/li>\n<li>Engage readers&#8217; emotions (show) not their intellects (tell)<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t overdo it: narrative (tell) varies rhythm<\/li>\n<li>Scene after scene is exhausting and becomes less impressive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Checklist<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Which narrative fits best your scene?<\/li>\n<li>Going from scene to scene without pauses? Let the reader breath with a narrative!<\/li>\n<li>Long passages with nothing happening in real time? Stop telling and start showing!<\/li>\n<li>Describing emotions of characters? Resist the urge to explain and show them!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0060545690\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0060545690&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thegeegec00-20&amp;linkId=MYZDZS7WK5JLOMYA\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.diogonunes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/twiw-44-e1418044375476.jpg?resize=166%2C250\" alt=\"book cover\" width=\"166\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1717\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This post is a personal summary of a chapter from the book <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0060545690\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0060545690&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thegeegec00-20&amp;linkId=MYZDZS7WK5JLOMYA\">Self-Editing for Fiction Writers<\/a>, which I read when preparing for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diogonunes.com\/blog\/tips-writing-novel-for-nanowrimo\/\">NaNoWriMo<\/a>. It warns amateur writers for the common pitfalls and provides solutions with examples. I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ll find it useful too.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post is part of the &#8220;From Dreaming to Publishing&#8221; series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1736,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-1704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-writing","tag-novel"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>From Dreaming to Publishing: Show Vs Tell - The Geeky Gecko<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Telling is a narrative summary, while showing is an immediate scene. 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