The #1 skill of great writing is choosing words that create pictures in your reader’s mind, and evokes emotions in their heart. Great writing makes your readers see and feel as they read. In writer’s lingo it is called, “show, don’t tell.” Oh Lordy. I heard those words of critique at least once every single […]
Create the Illusion of Reality by Showing (not telling).
Want to draw your reader so far into your story they are living it with you . . . not just reading about it? This is how you do it. Develop your ability to turn words on a page into pictures in your reader’s mind. My writing teacher, Bill Manville, was like a high-flying hawk […]