This is K.M. Wyland and you are listening to the 259th episode of the Helping Writers Become Authors

Podcast. Would you like a free copy of my Crusades era historical Behold The Dawn?

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The latest post in the video series on my blog is are you overlooking this easy way to make your story more interesting?

It uses an example from Christine Jeff's Sunshine Cleaning to show how you can use your

character's job to make your story more interesting. You can find that post on my

site. And now I hope you enjoy this week's podcast entitled Most Common Writing Mistakes Part 33,

Telling Important Scenes Instead of Showing. Show, don't tell, is arguably one of the most important principles of writing fiction.

It's the foundation of all dramatic storytelling.

Telling may get the bones of a scene across, but showing is what brings it to life.

So it should come as no surprise that failing to show

important scenes in your story is a major writing mistake. The problem is that show don't tell can be a tricky paradigm

for writers to get their heads around. What the heck does show don't tell, mean anyhow.

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