Why Show Don’t Tell is a Crock [Steve Almond]

All Levels | “Show, don’t tell” is a slogan cited like scripture. It also might be the single most destructive piece of advice writers ever receive. In this seminar, participants will look at concrete examples of how the “show, don’t tell” mantra often wreaks havoc on writers’ storytelling by creating confusion, sapping their prose of suspense, and causing them to write disjointed scenes. We’ll explore how writers can transform their work by following a much more useful creed: tell the reader just enough to feel what they’re being shown.