The Family History Writing Studio
Shaping Genealogy into Shareable Stories
Show, Don’t Tell you’ve heard it from me, perhaps other writing teachers, in books and on blogs across the internet. But what does it really mean? In today’s Storylines, we look at the difference between showing and telling, along with where to use it in your stories. We’ll also tell you all about the upcoming Show & Tell Summit and how it is going to answer all your questions.
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Hey there, fellow scribes! Welcome back to my writer’s corner, where we dive deep into the art of family history storytelling. Today, we’re tackling a topic that’s essential for any
We now know that dialogue is an important element to good scene writing. However, it doesn’t remove our apprehension about using it in our family history stories. It becomes a
As I was listening to you talk about Show/Tell it helped me to see why I am having trouble with my heirloom stories. I am only telling and I see the potential to make it so much better with showing. Didn’t we do this in school? Show and tell. It was always interesting to see what someone would bring to class to ‘show’ and tell about. I would love to do this class.