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Show Not Tell

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“If you take a course on writing or attend a writer’s conference, you’ll likely hear the phrase, “Show, don’t tell.” In other words, “show” your readers what is happening, don’t just tell them.

Don’t tell readers what you did; describe doing it.  One of the reasons we tend to tell rather than show is that it’s easier and faster. Showing how to do something requires time and effort. In teaching, it’s easier to tell students what’s wrong with what they did than to show them how to do it right. The latter, however, is more effective.”

-found on Our Daily Bread [www.odb.org]

Enquire or not to Inquire

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[found on dailywritingtips.com]

“These are two spellings of the same word, which means to seek information about something or to conduct a formal investigation (usually when followed by “into”). The corresponding noun is enquiry or inquiry.

Either spelling can be used, but many people prefer enquire and enquiry for the general sense of “ask”, and inquire and inquiry for a formal investigation:

  • I enquired his name
  • The first enquiry in my inbox today was about lost property.
  • We are going to inquire into the incident.
  • The lawyers asked when the inquiry will be completed.”
[found on http://www.dailywritingtips.com/inquire-vs-enquire]

Writing Prompts

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[found on dailywritingtips.com]

Examples of Writing Prompts

“The following are twenty writing prompts that you could use to spark your imagination. If you want to use one, don’t worry about where the ideas take you or whether what you’ve written is “good”. The point is just to get into the flow of writing. You can come back later and polish if you wish to. [dailywritingtips.com]

    1. It was the first snowfall of the year.
    2. He hadn’t seen her since the day they left High School.
    3. The city burned, fire lighting up the night sky.
    4. Silk.
    5. She studied her face in the mirror.
    6. The smell of freshly-cut grass.
    7. They came back every year to lay flowers at the spot.
    8. The streets were deserted. Where was everyone? Where had they all gone?
    9. This time her boss had gone too far.
    10. Red eyes.
    11. Stars blazed in the night sky.
    12. He woke to birdsong.
    13. ‘Shh! Hear that?’ ‘I didn’t hear anything.’
    14. He’d always hated speaking in public.
    15. She woke, shivering, in the dark of the night.
    16. The garden was overgrown now.
    17. He’d never noticed a door there before.
    18. She’d have to hitch a ride home.
    19. ‘I told him not to come back too!’
    20. His feet were already numb. He should have listened.”

[found on http://www.dailywritingtips.com/writing-prompts-101]