by David Rawlings, @DavidJRawlings We need to show, not tell. You know that, if you’ve spent five minutes reading anything about writing novels. But how do you do it? The writers I …
What do you see?
by Tari Faris, @FarisTari In my last post, we talked about description in dialogue (You can read it HERE). Today we are going to talk about snapshot descriptions. Snapshot …
What Do You Mean I Need More Description?
by Tari Faris, @FarisTari Description. Storyworld. Show, don’t tell. Show the emotion. No matter how you say it – it is my least favorite part of writing. Shocking? I mean, …
Wordsmithing Makeover: How to Write Static Description
(This summer we’ve been diving deep into weak writing fixes, focusing on description. We started with Storyworld, learning how to build it into an emotional/sensory experience. (http://learnhowtowriteanovel.com/blog/category/search-by-series/extreme-book-makeover/weak-writing-fixes/) I’m freshly back …
Use FOCUS to craft vivid scenes
I went to my first My Book Therapy (MBT) retreat in 2009 – the first-ever Storycrafters Retreat. I’m four years further along the writing road, on deadline for my fourth novel, and I often review things I learned at back then. One of my favorite MBT techniques is FOCUS, an acronym that helps you craft vivid scene descriptions.
FOCUS stands for:
First Impressions
Observations
Close Up
Simile (or Metaphor)