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#908001 added March 31, 2017 at 2:04am
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*Right*In writing, there are different categories of tells: motivational, emotional, mental, stage direction, descriptive and passive. Do you understand what each is? How important is telling at the sentence level? Keep in mind, that tell is subjective. (BC)

I tried to google these categories, but nothing came up other than ‘show, don’t tell’ in writing. So, I don’t know what each of these categories is, really. Although I think I have a little understanding of the words: motivational ~ telling as in how to/ giving motivation through writing; emotional: using emotions in writing; mental: using thoughts; stage direction: as in plays; descriptive: description; passive: using a lot of to be verbs?

I think telling is important. Telling is showing information about something.



*Right*Do you know the difference between back story and info dumps? Do you believe these terms are interchangeable? Can you easily spot an info dump infused paragraph?(BCoFs)
https://ellenbrockediting.com/2014/07/03/novel-boot-camp-lecture-3-how-to-avoid-...

A backstory are reflections on the past and info dumps are either a back story or convey facts about the characters or world. In both cases, these facts are not happening in the moment of the scene.

I am not familiar with these words so I am not sure if I would spot them right away.


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