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I’ll never forget my experience listening to #Fr

I’ll never forget my experience listening to #Frankenstein on Audible.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I went to the store, got groceries, was driving home, and sweet Mary Shelley (or the narrator, at any rate) was still droning on about some mountain.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Now, Mary Shelley is far more successful than I'll ever be, so perhaps I shouldn’t weigh in here, but I’m of the opinion that shorter descriptions are better.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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And that leads me to today’s topic in our writing mini-series: how to write non-boring descriptions! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The most important piece of creative writing advic

The most important piece of creative writing advice you’ll ever receive? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Show. Don’t. Tell!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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You might have heard it before, but it definitely bears repeating. In a nutshell, here’s the difference between the two…⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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When you’re *telling* the story, it sounds like: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Sally was sad. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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When you’re *showing* the story, it sounds like: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Sally spent her night eating popcorn on the couch, ugly-crying and shouting at the TV that love isn’t real. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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A rather cliché example, but which “Sally” do you feel like you know better?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We’ve all probably read a book where we don’t care if the characters live or die. Usually, that’s because the author hasn’t shown us their story, so we don’t feel like we know them.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If you want people to invest in your story, you need to show it to them. Bring it to life!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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(By the way, this rule absolutely still applies when everything is magical or made up – to the reader, it should still feel real!)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I dive a little deeper into this concept in episode 53 of the Vocabbett #podcast, and give you a little trick for how to frame things in your head!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Who are your favorite fictional characters? Have y

Who are your favorite fictional characters? Have you ever wondered what went into *creating* them?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Today at Vocabbett, we're diving into the “character” component of our writing mini-series (and we're continuing to draw on the creative process of Barbara Mertz a.k.a. Elizabeth Peters for inspiration)!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If you liked the #VickyBliss books, you'll LOVE this post. I share some hilarious notes she made on the various characters, as well as some background on "Sir" John Smythe! 👇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Today's episode of the Vocabbett #podcast is all a

Today's episode of the Vocabbett #podcast is all about plotting vs. pantsing!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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👉 Plotters plot out their novels in advance⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
👉 Pantsers figure it out as they go, writing by "the seat of their pants"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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While I'm a firm believer in planning out essays, I'm not yet experienced enough with novel-writing to have strong opinions on the subject there. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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However, I AM doing my best to plot book two, since pantsing my way through book 1 led to a LOT of rewrites!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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