Show, don't tell? - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T04:42:40Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/show-don-t-tell?feed=yes&xn_auth=noThere you go. You do what is…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-07-19:537324:Comment:3497132012-07-19T13:37:02.080ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>There you go. You do what is needful.</p>
<p>There you go. You do what is needful.</p> I dislike them. Better to ch…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-07-19:537324:Comment:3497772012-07-19T04:13:17.385ZJon Loomishttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonLoomis
<p>I dislike them. Better to choose the right verb. Once in a while you need an adverb, though--but I always think hard about whether I <em>really</em> need them. And I never, ever use them in dialogue tags. Well, almost never. </p>
<p>I dislike them. Better to choose the right verb. Once in a while you need an adverb, though--but I always think hard about whether I <em>really</em> need them. And I never, ever use them in dialogue tags. Well, almost never. </p> I expect it's a style thing.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-07-18:537324:Comment:3495392012-07-18T17:37:59.636ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>I expect it's a style thing.</p>
<p>I expect it's a style thing.</p> This goes back to my point ab…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-07-18:537324:Comment:3494402012-07-18T15:19:27.921ZBenjamin Sobieckhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BenjaminSobieck
<p>This goes back to my point about avoiding rule lists in that other topic. Adverbs show up on many of them, and few agree to use them or not.</p>
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<p>Novel number 2 contains zero adverbs. That's not a rule thing, it's a pacing thing. There also aren't sentences longer than 8 words, with a few exceptions.</p>
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<p>See? See!? Rules. Bah.</p>
<p>This goes back to my point about avoiding rule lists in that other topic. Adverbs show up on many of them, and few agree to use them or not.</p>
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<p>Novel number 2 contains zero adverbs. That's not a rule thing, it's a pacing thing. There also aren't sentences longer than 8 words, with a few exceptions.</p>
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<p>See? See!? Rules. Bah.</p> I think adverbs are like a sp…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-07-18:537324:Comment:3496892012-07-18T14:34:24.663ZJonathan Francescohttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonathanFrancesco
<p>I think adverbs are like a spice. Potentially useful, but not to be overdone. Kind of like most writing tools.</p>
<p>I think adverbs are like a spice. Potentially useful, but not to be overdone. Kind of like most writing tools.</p> I like adverbs. Useful thing…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-07-18:537324:Comment:3494382012-07-18T14:10:51.548ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>I like adverbs. Useful things.</p>
<p>I like adverbs. Useful things.</p> That is one I'll adhere to. I…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-07-18:537324:Comment:3495312012-07-18T12:34:34.209ZBenjamin Sobieckhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BenjaminSobieck
<p>That is one I'll adhere to. I cringe looking back at the adverbs in novel number 1. Didn't yet appreciate why they weren't a good thing. Now I do. My writing style has changed completely (d'oh, that's an adverb) since then.</p>
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<p>But you can't re-write everything, right?</p>
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<p>That is one I'll adhere to. I cringe looking back at the adverbs in novel number 1. Didn't yet appreciate why they weren't a good thing. Now I do. My writing style has changed completely (d'oh, that's an adverb) since then.</p>
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<p>But you can't re-write everything, right?</p>
<p></p> Ah, yes. But that's rather e…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-07-17:537324:Comment:3495172012-07-17T19:59:41.653ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>Ah, yes. But that's rather elaborate fantasy where you're transported into another, non-human sphere. Works also with children's books.</p>
<p>Ah, yes. But that's rather elaborate fantasy where you're transported into another, non-human sphere. Works also with children's books.</p> I like to go for effect in pe…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-07-17:537324:Comment:3495162012-07-17T19:57:51.342ZJon Loomishttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonLoomis
<p>I like to go for effect in peripheral characters. Although I think a midget detective might be kind of fun.</p>
<p>I like to go for effect in peripheral characters. Although I think a midget detective might be kind of fun.</p> One word: Hobbits.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-07-17:537324:Comment:3495712012-07-17T19:57:05.280ZJon Loomishttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonLoomis
<p>One word: Hobbits.</p>
<p>One word: Hobbits.</p>