Sue Moorcroft, Author at Women Writers, Women's Books https://booksbywomen.org/author/suemoorcroft/ Sun, 01 May 2016 15:14:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 Act, React and Interact https://booksbywomen.org/act-react-interact-by-sue-moorcroft/ https://booksbywomen.org/act-react-interact-by-sue-moorcroft/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2014 04:00:48 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=12206 To avoid too much ‘telling’, characters should be allowed to act. This means they’ll react and interact, as well. Different characters react differently to the same incident, to external conflicts or stimuli, to internal conflicts and to each other Let’s look at the following passage: Joe squinted against the sunlight dancing on the lake, wiping […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/act-react-interact-by-sue-moorcroft/feed/ 3 12206 Show Don’t Tell: The Page Is A Stage https://booksbywomen.org/show-dont-tell-the-page-is-a-stage-by-sue-moorcroft/ https://booksbywomen.org/show-dont-tell-the-page-is-a-stage-by-sue-moorcroft/#comments Tue, 14 Jan 2014 00:02:33 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=10777 It’s as if editors believe they’re tutors when they return your work with, ‘Show, don’t tell!’ And you think, ‘I wish I could get some real feedback.’ But, in my opinion, they’re giving you really good advice. Think of a play. Actors are on the stage, but there’s a narrator at the side. The narrator […]

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