Plot: Show Don't Tell

Published: Jan. 30, 2020, 9 a.m.

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The time has come to build our plot!

The characters are ready. The stage is set. Everything we need to unfold our amazing plot is ready to go.\\xa0

Now we just have to tell our audience everything that happened!

No! Stop right there!

One of the biggest mistakes writers make when building plot is telling instead of showing. Showing creates momentum and action, tension and engagement. But isn't it just two words for the same thing?

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Intro and Outro music courtesy of Georgia Moon (https://www.thegeorgiamoon.com/)

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