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  Please write: show but not tell.

  by compound complex in

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  greetings, fellow posters!.

  movies can easily show emotion on an actor's face, or depict what he's thinking by his actions.

  not so easily in writng.

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  compound complex

  Beautiful, Bruja!

  Thank you so much for a wonderful start . . .

  Loyalty, admiration, affection. Something to ponder as I head out the door in a few minutes to meet today's challenges.

  With gratitude,

  CoCo
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  Please write: show but not tell.

  by compound complex in

  1. social
  2. humour

  greetings, fellow posters!.

  movies can easily show emotion on an actor's face, or depict what he's thinking by his actions.

  not so easily in writng.

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  compound complex

  Greetings, fellow posters!

  Movies can easily show emotion on an actor's face, or depict what he's thinking by his actions.

  Not so easily in writng. Abstracts like love and fear and courage and loyalty are a challenge to show. Sure, you can say the boy is brave, you can say Mom is loving and devoted. How do you show human characteristics in words as you write about the people in your story?

  Would you kindly write a few lines -- or more -- depicting a human trait (good or bad) without actually saying the person is loving, courageous, hateful, loyal, etc.

  THANKS!

  CoCo
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  M.C. Grammar ( Ode To CoCo)

  by rip van winkle in

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  one man, so complex, oh dear, coco.

  .. the heavens are missing their brightest of stars!.

  .. he's chock full of coffee and nominal phrases,.

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  Thank you, wasblind, Nancy and rip!

  You are not only creative and funny but also giving little work for a blue pencil to do.

  Quite seriously apt.

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  View From a Dock

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  aslant a tarn there dies an oak.

  ne'er was meant to edge a pool .

  nor shade a verdure plush, but, .

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  Thanks, rip, for the pix and, eyeuse2be, for the clever play on words!!!

  CHEERS!

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  "Writing . . . is a lonely life."

  by compound complex in

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  "writing, at its best, is a lonely life.

  organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness but i doubt if they improve his writing.

  he grows in public stature as he sheds his loneliness and often his work deteriorates.

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  Thank you, dear new hope, for your lovely posts! So much insight. No, Hemingway did not have the internet, and Nancy's writing is always a cheerful kick in the slacks!

  I wrote The Garden Bench, which was in honor of my grandparents. I still have that bench.

  Best regards.

  CoCo
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  View From a Dock

  by compound complex in

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  aslant a tarn there dies an oak.

  ne'er was meant to edge a pool .

  nor shade a verdure plush, but, .

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  OUTLAW!

  !

  Thanks.

  CoCo
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  View From a Dock

  by compound complex in

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  aslant a tarn there dies an oak.

  ne'er was meant to edge a pool .

  nor shade a verdure plush, but, .

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  Thank you, rub, rip and pro, for your comments.

  I always learn something even when I don't understand . . .

  CHEERS!

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  View From a Dock

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
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  aslant a tarn there dies an oak.

  ne'er was meant to edge a pool .

  nor shade a verdure plush, but, .

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  compound complex

  Many oaks front man made bodies of water or are surrounded by turf requiring irrigation during our hot summers.

  They're dying . . .

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  View From a Dock

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  aslant a tarn there dies an oak.

  ne'er was meant to edge a pool .

  nor shade a verdure plush, but, .

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  Aslant a tarn there dies an oak.
  Ne'er was meant to edge a pool
  Nor shade a verdure plush, but,
  Rather born to live and thrive in
  Arid climes that, since, are gone
  For good while winter's moisture
  Reigns this entire year through.

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  "Writing . . . is a lonely life."

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  "writing, at its best, is a lonely life.

  organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness but i doubt if they improve his writing.

  he grows in public stature as he sheds his loneliness and often his work deteriorates.

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  compound complex

  Your thoughts are appreciated, Nancy, jgnat and new hope.

  I agree with what you have written, jgnat, some of which is borne out in Carlos Baker's biography of Ernest Hemingway. Personally, writing is not a lonely world because I live in a neighborhood of many published writers and we confer constantly. Not to mention, of course, the wonderful support and feedback of our friends here on JWN! You put it so well, Nancy, and thank you, new hope, for your reference to Anne Frank.

  No longer must we writers lock ourselves away, though times of solitude and reflection are necessary.

  CHEERS!

  CoCo