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3 Ways "Show, Don’t Tell" Can Strengthen Your Writing

Guest Blogger — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 15:20:10 +0000

Janice Hardy shows writers how "Showing" is a moving target that varies by which point of view you use, the narrative distance, and even the genre.

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A Writer’s Perspective on Point of View

Guest Blogger — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 11:01:17 +0000

Kimberly Brock Taking a fresh look at things I am consumed by the idea of perspective. At the moment, I’m witnessing the effects of a visual processing disorder in one of my children, which means that for him, nothing is as it seems. I admit that as a parent, I’m busy doing everything I can […]

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How Filtering the Point of View Affects Show, Don't Tell

Guest Blogger — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 11:01:02 +0000

Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Readers experience your novel through the eyes of your narrator. Sometimes this narrative filter is invisible and readers don’t perceive any distance between them and the point-of-view character, such as with a first-person point of view. Other times the filters are obvious and readers feel the space between them and the characters, […]

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