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Bringing Your Ideas to Life

Show, don’t tell. One of the best ways to bring your writing to life is to “show” instead of “tell.”

      Telling

The dragon marionette was cool.

      Showing

A three-foot-tall red dragon swooped across the stage, spreading its fiery wings and roaring with daggerlike teeth. Three puppeteers in black bodysuits directed the beast’s movements.

Use the five senses. The authors below use details that help you to experience the northern lights and to hear and feel a thunderstorm.

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