You may sometime find yourself writing a line like the following. The nurse talked on and on repeating the word miracle way too many times, which seemed to annoy my mother, before she finally stepped out, promising to be back with the doctor soon. There is nothing exactly wrong with the above sentence and it […]
I’ve been told to paint a picture with my words when writing. I have also been told to show, don’t tell. It seems the phrases mean the same thing and can be used interchangeably. The problem is, it is easier said than done. Why is Painting a Picture Hard? It is hard to know as an […]
Write like a painter. A picture says a thousand words, so you should be able to write a thousand words about a picture right? Wrong. Make the reader see the picture in their mind’s eye with a few lines and you’ve succeeded. The hard part is figuring out what few lines you need to help […]