Tag Archives: Show, Don’t Tell
New M. B. Weston’s Corner Video: Show, Don’t Tell Using Description & Sensory Details
This is the final segment of a four-part series I’m doing on my YouTube Channel about “show, don’t tell.” Today, we’re discussing how to use description and sensory details to show instead of tell. Make your reader experience your story … Continue reading
New Video: M. B. Weston’s Corner: Show, Don’t Tell Using Dialogue
Today we’re talking about how to Show, Don’t Tell in your writing using dialogue, and what better way to illustrate the importance of dialogue than to bring on the character Wilson from Cast Away as a special guest. In this video, I’m … Continue reading
New MB Weston’s Corner Video: Show, Don’t Tell Using Action!
This is part 2 of a 4 part series on Show, Don’t Tell. Today, we discuss using action to help turn scenes that only “tell” into scenes that show. Some concepts are repeated a bit from last time because I’m … Continue reading
M. B Weston’s Corner: Show, Don’t Tell – Part 1
I’m not an actress. I’m just an idiot with an iPad being goofy and having fun talking about writing. In my first real “M. B. Weston’s Corner” video, I discuss “Show, Don’t Tell” for writers. This week’s focus is on … Continue reading
Introducing M.B. Weston’s Corner in YouTube
I’m starting a weekly video blog on my YouTube channel, YouTube.com/TheMBWeston. This is official Introduction video to M. B. Weston’s Corner. I plan to discuss writing: the technical stuff we all need to know as well as the trials and … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 02/09/15
The second draft is always the draft that balloons out, for me anyway. Today I worked on finishing up the second draft of this steampunk superhero story I’m working on. I figured I would show a bit of what I’m … Continue reading
The Writing Process: Part 5 – The First Draft (B) Description
Few weeks ago, a friend of mine asked via Twitter: “Mrs. @mbweston, what’s your writing process?” To answer his question, I’ve been writing a series of blog posts about how I go about my personal writing process. So far, … Continue reading
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