Kate Foster, Author at Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/author/katefoster/ Mon, 30 May 2016 11:00:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 Show Don’t Tell … What The hell? https://booksbywomen.org/show-dont-tell-what-the-hell-by-kate-foster/ https://booksbywomen.org/show-dont-tell-what-the-hell-by-kate-foster/#comments Mon, 30 May 2016 05:36:37 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=15260 Show, don’t freaking tell, people! Perhaps the most overused term in fiction editing right now. And I bet you’re bored of hearing it; fed up with checking out pretty much every single writing blog ever and seeing this advice; constantly wondering what the heck this stupid phrase is, and why it’s sooooo stupendously important. Sure […]

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