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Show Don’t Tell: The Writer’s Golden Rule with Cynthia Owens

Craft Show Don’t Tell: The Writer’s Golden Rule with Cynthia Owens

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$5 off Early Registration Coupon-expires 1 week before class starts
SHOWOWENS2023
Class Length
4 Weeks
Show Don’t Tell: The Writer’s Golden Rule looks at different techniques of putting your readers into your story, and how to use them.

We will cover:
· Show vs. Tell?—Examines the difference between telling a story and showing it.
· The Five Senses—How to use the senses effectively.
· Action!—Using strong, active verbs past.
· Actions Speak Louder Than Words—Using Body Language.
· I Second That Emotion—Action, reaction, and inner thought.
· The Do’s and Don’ts of Dialogue—The unique voice and speech tags.
· The Devil’s in the Details—Using details while avoiding detail overload.
· Where in the World?—Using setting to show your story.
· Final Lesson – Show me your show-don’t-tell!

Included in the workshop is a workbook with assignments, checklists, worksheets, and more.
Class Format
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The forum will be available the morning (EST) of the day the workshop starts and will remain accessible to all participants thereafter. You will also be given simple instructions on how to create a PDF of all your discussions along with our privacy and data retention policy.
Author
Cynthia Owens
Start date
Feb 6, 2023 at 9:00 AM
End date
Mar 6, 2023 at 12:50 AM
Registration end date
Feb 9, 2023 at 12:50 AM
Rating
4.00 star(s) 3 ratings

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Latest reviews

Cynthia was great! I've been practicing show-don't-tell for about one year and needed to make sure I was understanding the concept before I submit my manuscript to agents. For that reason, I really appreciated this class and would recommend it to writers who have no idea what show-don't-tell means (they are starting from square one) or even if they have a bit of experience with the technique but are wanting feedback from a pro (Cynthia gave several opportunities for that throughout the course).