Creative Writing: Using words as power. Show, not tell

1. How to say what you really mean (and avoid the fluff)

2. The right words in the right places
 She was mad at her boyfriend.
 Paint the picture, rather than state a fact…let’s try it

3. Adding appositives for effect
 Manny, who is some one you want to befriend,…
 Chloe, who is some one you want to avoid…

4. What do you see?

5. Are you sure?

6. Writing is like that….

7. Fill the senses:
 What do you see?
 Can you hear anything?
 What are you feeling?
 What can’t you see?
 What are you tasting?/How does it taste?
 What is that sound?

8. Describe the sound

9. Describe what you feel

10. Describe what you see

11. What tastes does the image
conjure?