Comments on: “Show, Don’t Tell” in Creative Writing

By: Sofie

Sofie — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 22:20:09 +0000

After hours of searching helpful articles about Show Don’t Tell I finally found this. Thank you so much, also for the exercises!

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Steady as She Goes: Stay Consistent – The Atlas to Art Analysis — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:06:06 +0000

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By: Ruthie Smith

Ruthie Smith — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 17:31:12 +0000

In reply to 1 1. At 80 years young, I have been contemplating, writing about what I have discovered over the years. Coming across your website, I have been enlightened and encouraged how I should go about. Thank you so much for sharing your insight.

By: Donna K Carpenter

Donna K Carpenter — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 17:30:20 +0000

In reply to “Show and Tell” in Your Writing – Anne Fisher-Ahlert. Wow! This was so helpful. I am in writing workshop right now for Poetry.. Finding this article, give me so much grist for the mill . Now I have to revise my poem. Thank you.

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1 1 — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 09:16:20 +0000

it’s excellent

By: Barbara Viniar

Barbara Viniar — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 14:31:50 +0000

Very helpful. Hard to achieve the right balance!

By: Muhammad Arshad

Muhammad Arshad — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 10:17:54 +0000

Excellent. I have been applying such writing skills in classes and find it so useful for our students.

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 15:25:04 +0000

Thank you for this. Very helpful information.

By: Sean Glatch

Sean Glatch — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:06:49 +0000

In reply to Malsawmi. Our pleasure—we're glad you found it helpful!

By: Malsawmi

Malsawmi — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:00:50 +0000

Thank you so much for this really helpful writing guide.