tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post3783562331559679486..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: More on writing characterJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-90853934293776461932013-06-03T09:40:41.323-04:002013-06-03T09:40:41.323-04:00I find myself getting caught up in "telling&q...I find myself getting caught up in "telling" mode more often than I care to. Thanks for the examples!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146136846875431598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-7621902407659125642013-06-03T08:05:26.775-04:002013-06-03T08:05:26.775-04:00These really have been such great examples. Show,...These really have been such great examples. Show, don't tell can be sneaky. I'll find myself zipping along laying down some narrative only to stop and realize I'm telling, not showing. I've been able to fix this a few times by turning it into dialogue if another character is part of that narrative. Otherwise, it's a rewrite. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-63944675305000110762013-06-03T03:35:32.388-04:002013-06-03T03:35:32.388-04:00I love these posts. I feel like people keep forget...I love these posts. I feel like people keep forgetting that the writing itself isn't the only thing that needs voice. The characters need it, too.<br /><br />I think that if you can write a dialogue with almost no tags and still not confuse the reader, you're doing it right.Ellipsis Floodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097098062834873232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-26914700459040054452013-06-02T23:54:14.723-04:002013-06-02T23:54:14.723-04:00If Grace Emerson's house is burning down and s...If Grace Emerson's house is burning down and she talks like that, I hope the 911 operator sends the men in the white coats. (My house actually was on fire one time and the 911 operator tried to engage me in small talk instead of sending a fire truck.)<br /><br />So here is a question: do you know a good way of distinguishing tell from show? The only rule I ever saw that I liked was, if you can put it on a movie screen it is show. Otherwise it is tell.<br />Steve Stubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421775912951050610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-36648546207310370972013-06-02T15:18:54.347-04:002013-06-02T15:18:54.347-04:00Yes, I was Fizzed at the Soho BEA party on Friday ...Yes, I was Fizzed at the Soho BEA party on Friday night. It was a BEA highlight. Please don't tell her, she might implode.Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-37853212529787569802013-06-02T14:47:06.805-04:002013-06-02T14:47:06.805-04:00Janet - thanks for the brief but concise example! ...Janet - thanks for the brief but concise example! I know I, for one, need to keep this exact point in mind as I write and revise. <br /><br />Also, thanks for the TEAL clicky - I will be adding to my blog site as well! <br /><br />Last - as a devoted follower here and on Twitter of you and Fizzygirl - I am officially jealous.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13625658374842334834noreply@blogger.com