Show, don’t tell. Don’t write words, write images.

by Luca Panzarella

Whenever we read, what our eyes see is merely text on a piece of paper. But think about your favorite what do you think of? The words printed on the pages or the images that they evoked in your mind? One of the greatest powers of writing is the ability to turn the reader himself into a movie director. Whenever we read a book, we transform the words that are written on the pages into a movie, almost without realizing it. Because of this, when we sit ourselves down to write our novel, we cannot ignore the power of this process. On the contrary, it is our job to know how to take advantage of the power of images in order to carve an enduring memory in the mind of our reader. Learn - Write realistic scenes through the five sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell. - Create "three-dimensional" characters - Improve your writing style

61 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 15, 2019

Reviews

[Summer Hurst · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three and a half stars

The first half was good advice though many of the examples did not quite do it for me, my 2 main complaints toward the end are first, in chapter 11 the author tells you to go on and use said most of the time and used an example of ‘the old man said’ repeatedly, that would distract me from the dialogue, after the second or third said use another descriptive, also though less of a problem toward the end the author seemed to be writing for short simplistic novels not a series or complex storylines which is my focus so some advice came off simplistic or crude almost. Nonetheless a good book for authors starting to learn this concept

[Francesca Strada · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick and easy read.
I found the different chapters interesting and the exercises proposed funny.
Definitely a beginner approach to writing and especially for those who are struggling with show, don't tell.