tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937390557356997344.post6472318335297372620..comments2024-03-22T03:59:39.188-07:00Comments on Dive into Worldbuilding: TTYU Retro: Show Don't Tell - Exposed!Juliette Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937390557356997344.post-28752690624418848942011-03-05T20:19:02.962-08:002011-03-05T20:19:02.962-08:00That's funny. My husband and I constantly disa...That's funny. My husband and I constantly disagree about colors, but I'm not sure it's a cultural thing... I know that green street lights in Japan are called "aoi" (ocean-blue). Apparently there are different distinctions in blue in Slavic languages as well.Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937390557356997344.post-77862024560925821222011-03-04T18:16:57.248-08:002011-03-04T18:16:57.248-08:00You're right, Margaret. I'd spaced a littl...You're right, Margaret. I'd spaced a little on the "field notes" reference when I replied to you, but it does kind of apply on multiple levels. Your island metaphor has my head spinning...Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937390557356997344.post-29103189625997918122011-03-03T07:27:15.155-08:002011-03-03T07:27:15.155-08:00LOL, Margaret. These aren't exactly field note...LOL, Margaret. These aren't exactly field notes, but if you're telling me I have an inner academic... well, you're right. I started doing this research because I was frustrated with all the ways people talked about Show Don't Tell and I wanted to figure it out. Might as well share with the crowd!Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937390557356997344.post-11407026115134855052011-03-03T07:04:09.291-08:002011-03-03T07:04:09.291-08:00This is wonderful. I snagged it for my links for ...This is wonderful. I snagged it for my links for this week. But in a reader 50% way, what really stood out was the support for field notes :). I'm mostly kidding. I love the breakdown and how you look into what people really mean. Some of those meanings I agree with, some I don't.Margaret M. Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537558539259791284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937390557356997344.post-86860110993520711322011-03-01T21:42:30.711-08:002011-03-01T21:42:30.711-08:00Melissa, I'm glad you liked the post! I think ...Melissa, I'm glad you liked the post! I think this is something we all continue to work on in our writing, though we may not think of it in these terms. I know sometimes there are places where I think, "I should have dramatized that," etc. In literary work I think it's more common to rely on readers to think and extrapolate from what *looks* like telling at first glance. That layered approach is more common in the literary genre. Thanks for commenting!Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937390557356997344.post-17980010057464663872011-03-01T19:57:05.972-08:002011-03-01T19:57:05.972-08:00You have NAILED this very frustrating, confusing p...You have NAILED this very frustrating, confusing pearl of wisdom often imparted by critique partners and instructors... Your advice of practice, practice, practice is well-taken. I guess you know you've gotten "show-don't-tell" right when you have an agent ;-)? I do think that certain types of genres seem to allow more leeway for "telling" - i.e. literary novels. Some of them really work, in my opinion... Some not so much. But I agree with Janice to "focus on the story" as your guiding principle.Melissa Crytzer Fryhttp://melissacrytzerfry.comnoreply@blogger.com