Show You What? Show vs. Tell Writing
Daily Writing Tips nicely clarifies what someone might mean when they say "show, don't tell," in addition to noting when it might be preferred that an author would, in fact, tell an audience, rather than attempt to show something instead.
Think about adjectives that will give your audience something to latch on to. Is your main character walking down the hill, or is that character floating gracefully amongst the wildflowers?
Also consider the way you're going to describe your characters.
Are they innocent, or secretive? Rational & responsible, or careless & naughty?
After reading the brief overview of "showing not telling" from Daily Writing Tips,
Try This Worksheet
*Feel free to print the worksheet attached, or copy the sentences provided, and those you come up with, on a separate sheet of paper!
On the back of those sentences, try coming up with 5 of your own sentences that show something to a reader! See if you can make at least 2 of them relevant to your own culture, but be creative! You can use the clip below for an idea of a scene to talk about in detail, or come up with your own, original ideas!
Start with a basic sentence, or one with dull verbs, or a lack of vivid description, then try spicing it up a bit! Add in some rich details to really show your reader the very scene, or character, or activity, that you're describing.
