tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048985128503615518.post6797357936375273419..comments2023-10-07T05:06:24.692-07:00Comments on Capturing Joy: Showing vs TellingPatty Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00085225715086624172noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048985128503615518.post-30564302221982321512008-12-08T12:10:00.000-08:002008-12-08T12:10:00.000-08:00What a beautiful family! The kids are growing up s...What a beautiful family! The kids are growing up so fast:) We went to Yosemite for Thanksgiving for years? Where did you stay?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048985128503615518.post-1878051197820265092008-12-05T15:27:00.000-08:002008-12-05T15:27:00.000-08:00Ah - here is what I read. Now I see I read it back...Ah - here is what I read. Now I see I read it backwards:<BR/><BR/><I>Book #4 will be written by Jude Watson, which by the way is a nom de plume for Judy Blundell, who just won the YA National Book Award for What I Saw and How I Lied. I'd say Dan and Amy are in good hands.</I>PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048985128503615518.post-16541976836245178192008-12-05T15:04:00.000-08:002008-12-05T15:04:00.000-08:00Then the picture of her winning the National Book ...Then the picture of her winning the National Book Award was a guy? She looked quite pretty! I think maybe she previously wrote books under a guys name, although that's what I'm assuming after reading your comments. "What I Saw and How I Lied" was her first book under her name.Patty Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00085225715086624172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048985128503615518.post-12523476520673089672008-12-05T14:58:00.000-08:002008-12-05T14:58:00.000-08:00It's a guy writing under a pseudonym. At least tha...It's a guy writing under a pseudonym. At least that's what I read somewhere :)PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048985128503615518.post-18463862328318228522008-12-05T14:52:00.000-08:002008-12-05T14:52:00.000-08:00PJ: Not sure what you mean? You have me intrigued...PJ: Not sure what you mean? You have me intrigued, though!<BR/><BR/>Tami: You're so right. There is a place for telling, isn't there? <BR/>Thanks for your insight.Patty Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00085225715086624172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048985128503615518.post-64125908940754128662008-12-04T17:06:00.000-08:002008-12-04T17:06:00.000-08:00Thanks Patty! I agree. Show not tell really should...Thanks Patty! <BR/>I agree. <BR/>Show not tell really should be balance showing with telling. Knowing when to tell is really hard but really important. In fact that's the real "secret"- how to show and tell and make it all sound natural.<BR/><BR/>One thing I tend to do is stuff a bunch of telling into my first draft- because I'm literally telling myself the story. It's sort of a book mark to remind myself of something I'd like to weave through. When I have a clearer idea of how the story needs to work I pull those paragraphs out and think whether I can work that information into a scene. <BR/><BR/>One thing I've been noticing a lot lately- adult writers seem to do a heck of a lot more telling than we are accustomed to in writing for children, camouflaging the telling behind elegant style. <BR/><BR/>I guess the bottom line is you can do whatever works(!)Tami Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02592992627941738377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048985128503615518.post-54293473574420813062008-12-04T12:20:00.000-08:002008-12-04T12:20:00.000-08:00I haven't read it, but I did hear recently that Ju...I haven't read it, but I did hear recently that Judy Blundell is no lady!PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.com