Show Don’t Tell

Show Don’t Tell

Have you frequently heard the advice “show don’t tell” but are never quite sure how to consistently apply this to your own fiction? Having a firm grasp, or not, on this fundamental aspect of good storytelling can make or break you as a writer.

In this workshop, you will: Learn the differences between the language of showing and that of telling. Learn how to spot telling instead of showing in your own work.

Find out when and where it’s occasionally useful and appropriate to employ some telling.

Get direct practice in transforming snippets of writings from drab tell style to dynamic show

passages leading readers through action and emotions in impactful ways.

Class times

10:30 AM to 4:30 PM with a lunch break 12:30 to 2:00 PM

Harrie Farrow

Harrie Farrow is a novelist, poet, and editor with a background in investigative reporting, feature

writing, and blogging. She brings to her work an eclectic personal history including growing up in the Virgin Islands, spending her 20s in San Francisco, and owning a fine dining restaurant in the Ozarks. She has also traveled extensively in Europe and the Caribbean. Harrie has varied experiences with advocacy and activism, including being arrested several times for civil disobedience in Washington D.C., and is also a thrice-elected official who represents Eureka Springs in county government.