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Writing Tips: Dramatizing With "Show, Don't Tell"

Saturday, February 12, 2022 1:03 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

Writers are always hearing about "show don't tell," but the concept can be difficult to understand and incorporate. Some telling is needed, but too much can be boring and keeps the reader outside the story looking in when we want them to be inside and involved. This month Ryan Lanz's "A Writer's Path" blog features an interesting article by author-journalist Lissa Oliver:

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