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Showing and telling are both important parts of storytelling. You need to know when to properly show and tell to make them effective. Both having their advantages, a good story will consist of each. Today we will be talking about the basics of showing and telling that the article, Showing and telling: the basics, described.

SHOWING

To be able to successfully show you need to make the reader feel as if they are in the story. This consists of playing to their five senses to help them create an image in their head. The article states that showing could also be called, evoking, presenting, and channeling.

• Evoking: is giving the reader physical and emotional experiences to feel connected to the story.
  • Example from the article: “They gripped each other and the tweed of his jacket was rough under her cheek. His hand came up to stroke her hair; she smelled leather and horses on the skin of his wrist. He was trembling.“
• Presenting: is presenting the story with vivid details.
• Channeling: is using the readers emotions to make the readers feel the emotions.

Dialogue and physical descriptions are also great ways to use showing.

TELLING

There are times when telling is more effective then showing in stories. It is effective when you need to add important details. The author describes telling as informing, explaining, and understanding.

• Informing: is telling the reader important information that they need to know.
  • Example from article: “The temperature had fallen overnight and the heavy frost reflected the sun’s rays brightly.“
• Explaining: is describing minor details to the reader.
• Understanding: is using information to help understand the story.

You have to make sure when telling that it is effectively moving the story along.

Welcome to my Blog! Today we will be discussing proper ways to blog. I read “5 tips to Write a Blog Post People Will Actually Read” that explained five ways to get people to want to read your blog. The five important ideas that the article highlighted are knowing the audience, choose interesting topics that you enjoy, find your unique writing style, write a catchy intro, and pick an interesting title. I feel like some of the most important of these five are picking an interesting title to get people wanting to read your blog and to develop your voice. When you write a blog you need to be who you are. The reader should be able to feel like they know you after reading some of your blog posts. To get people to want to read your post you need to follow these tips. No one wants to read a generic blog. So fitting your blog around your audience needs, will help make people want to read it. Writing blog posts can be very beneficial because it makes you stand out from others. Not many people have a blog that they use and so by having one you are ahead of the rest. It can also be useful in the future because you can use your blog to organize your thoughts and ideas.