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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Famous Writing Quote of the Day


“There is one thing I’d really like these ‘show, don’t tell’ aficionados to show me and that is the psychological testing that proves readers like ‘showing’ better than ‘telling’. Where are those surveys?”  Vince Mooney
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3 comments:

  1. S.R. KarfeltApril 26, 2012 at 8:50 PM

    Amen and thank you.

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  2. AnonymousApril 27, 2012 at 7:17 PM

    Vince, there are no survey's there are book sales.

    When show don't tell is done properly it creates intimacy between the reader and the character. If it is done really well, it is seamless.

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  3. VinceApril 28, 2012 at 10:02 AM

    Hi Tina:

    Are there sales figures that show that authors who show the most, sell the most? Showing is OK. However, not telling is not OK.

    OK?

    Vince

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