Show don't tell

[James Charles]

A succinct one, I think:

 

[Pamela Jo]

A succinct one, I think:

The other thing is to not beat yourself up when you've told. The brain uses shorthand when getting the story out. When doing a developmental edit just mark the scenes that need to be shown. You've "told" them just to get onto the next bit. Too often I think we feel guilty when caught out for certain things when it's just part of the process to have to correct these things. When agents say dont send anything in til you've written a 3rd draft. They MEAN a 3rd draft. Not a 3rd edit.