1. Showing Not Telling By Mrs. Milis

13. Snapshot: http://www.discover-writing.com/feb99.html Slow Motion Moments. When do they use slow motion in a movie? The good bits, the dramatic parts , the moments where something is at stake. It’s the same way in writing. Use your lens to zoom in with sights, sounds, smells, tastes. A snapshot is a specific description of an important physical detail in the story that enables readers to see a picture of it in their minds and experience it through writing

17. Thoughtshot: Thoughtshots are another way to include detail in your writing. A thoughtshot allows the writer to pause and reflect on a particular event or a detail by: Flashforward: the character anticipates what consequences might occur if he or she acts in a certain way Flashback: the character thinks about how something happening at the moment relates to events in his or her past. This is also used to develop a character. Brain Argument: the character debates whether you should do one thing or another and consider the pros and cons of both courses of action.