@tigolbittys4997
Damn you’re really giving all this gold away for free
@user-honeyham
I just wanted to make a list sooo ●you gotta show when it's about emotions, opinions and sensations ●use evidence to show:don't just say this character is kind, what prove that this character is kind? ●don't use verbs like (thinks-knows-understands-realizes-believes-wants-remembers-imagines) ●don't say the character feelings directly, describe it so the reader feel it to ●read about body language of different emotions, but don't rely too much on it ●try engaging different and unique senses ●show emotions through dialogue ●don't use too much adverbs ●sometimes it's better to just tell(if it's not that important of a scene) |writing exercise| take a paragraph or a scene and try rewrite all the telling to showing
@loverthing_meow
this made me open up a word document, then realize after staring at the blank page for a while that i still can't write
@karrin2002
90% of wattpad aspiring writers need to watch this
@skeletonshorror5184
“Showing dramatizes and telling summarizes” is the smartest thing I’ve heard about writing. 💀🔥
@AnaPaula-vk3bs
I didn't know why my writing was sounding too melodramatic, until this video show me that I was relying too much on body language. A new window opened to me after this. Thank you so much!
@dreamer7646
The simplest way (for me at least) is to read through what I wrote and imagine I'm watching a movie and ask myself: am I seeing/feeling these images myself or there's a voice over/narrator explaining what is happening in the scene. Then my telling will turn to showing
@enjay86
The hardest thing, imho, is to not overthink it. Too much showing can toss me out of the story when there are way too many fluffy words for describing simple objects. But thousand readers = thousand flavours I guess :) Great and inspiring video btw, thank you for it
@octaiii6553
“The forest hummed of the cries of children long dead.” Okay, maybe too eerie.
@brendanm6921
This video is basically just nearly half an hour of me being told why my story is shit and that is just wonderful! Tons of great teaching here.
@froggy3257
I'm currently ten years old and aspire to be an authour. This video has helped me to really understand show not tell or whatever you want to call it. I truly believe in my dreams and have been told countless times that my talent is incredible or unbelievable but honestly I think I could improve by miles. This video was my first step towards making my dreams become a reality.
@readingontherun4677
Currently as a book reviewer, in my opinion the 2+2 method also lets the reader make the story partly their own, inserting details based on their own experiences. This draws them deeper into the story. By far one of the best approaches!
@flipfloppoet4377
I once read this advice somewhere: When you're done with your work, count the number of times you have used "was". Edit your work to reduce that number by half.
@arunashinde2462
I believe that using the telling method in a conveyable way is a skill. These days, I've read a lot of work online where writers believe that being metaphoric or philosophical and describing every emotion too specifically makes their writing look mature. I too believed that earlier. And tbh I've read a few works which were absolutely amazing with this method. Because the plot suited it. Not every plot needs the same writing method. If JK Rowling used that specific method, I wonder how long Harry Potter would have been.
@lindabb7064
I showed the first two pages of my book to a friend, he told me it felt like in a movie. That was the best compliment ever! 😊
@alex36265503
For my style, a mix between telling and showing is the ideal form. I mean, there is a trade-off between clarity, with a straightforward depiction, and enticement, with a decorated description. When you swap "Suzie was blind" for "Suzie felt for the bench with a white cane" the passage becomes more vivid and enigmatic. That is surely good sometimes but it can also get confusing or annoying. It would be tiring for your audience to puzzle out the meaning of every sentence, their attention could diverge from the really meaningful stuff on your story. Thus, only the important events - the ones which develop characters or push the plot - should be communicated with such intensity. Its almost like poetry versus report... one has to know when is best to use each, cause when writing, the points you emphasize influences what people apprehend from the narrative. People wanna know why are you telling them this story. Show what compels you.
@chasehughesofficial
this is a criminally underrated channel. Listened to you when writing my first fiction book. Now contracted to be a TV series. So thanks for making these.
@ummqudamah
"Whatever you do, keep writing." Thank you so much, that part really helped
@ambinintsoahasina
I'm afraid of overdoing it, or doing it so wrong that it would be boring
@nicewords5377