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Constructing Your Story: Show Don’t Tell

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The last, and perhaps for me in many ways, the most important of the Unbreakables. Show Don’t Tell.

I feel like there should be a drumroll..And maybe a trumpet. Or bugle..

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I’ve been up under and all around this one, because I recognise that some people just plain don’t like it. And being set against something from the start makes it very hard to even consider there might be anything worth hearing. But no matter which way I spin it, this is the best way to sum up this effect. And its a very, very important one to my mind. Its the fundamental of modern novel writing.

Most of those who don’t like the rule probably don’t like it for the same reason I take issue with those who get wound up about grammar. Not because grammar isn’t important but because those trying to ram it down our throats don’t have…

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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