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Show, Don’t Tell

Show, Don’t Tell. Create a picture in the reader’s mind by writing sentences that show what happened rather than telling what happened. The little girl looked in the window. The little girl pressed so close to the window that her breath fogged the glass. Show, Don’t Tell.

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Show, Don’t Tell

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  1. Show, Don’t Tell Create a picture in the reader’s mind by writing sentences that show what happened rather than telling what happened.

  2. The little girl looked in the window. • The little girl pressed so close to the window that her breath fogged the glass.

  3. Show, Don’t Tell • Replace linking verbs with action verbs • Use more vivid adjectives • Use alliteration • Use a simile • Use onomatopoeia • Use a metaphor

  4. The mugger attacked his victim. • Slowly and silently the mugger stalked his helpless victim. • When the moment arrived, he struck as quick as a bull whip, leaving the old woman motionless in the alley. • The bullet whizzed through the air, striking the victim with deadly force. • The mugger, a panther in the night, runs through the streets to escape his past.

  5. Try another one… My mornings are crazy; I am rushing all the time.

  6. “ Don’t tell me the fat lady screamed, bring her on stage and let me hear her scream!” • -Mark Twain

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