Writers and Readers: The Timecrest Podcast

3: Tell, Don't Show

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Tell, Don't Show. Basic neuroscience for writers. Showing in Lord of the Rings, Anohana, and Up. Telling in Books of Babel and The Hunger Games. Timecrest Q&A on Timecrest 3 writing process and Riley's Birthday.

Writers and Readers

  • Basic Neuroscience for Writers
  • What is showing? Why show? When to show?
  • Lord of the Rings example.
  • Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day example.
  • Timecrest example.
  • What is telling? Why tell? When to tell?
  • Books of Babel example.
  • The Hunger Games example.
  • Timecrest example and comparison to Up.

    • Bi-Annual Evaluation Survey

    • Please email in your questions to ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠!

      • Archive Oracles

      • What parts of Timecrest 3 were planned in advance, and what came out of the actual writing process?
      • What are Riley's birthdays like in the Timecrest world?
      • What scenes are you most proud of?
      • Players have speculated about the character of N. Jab—is that name based on anything? Is it just a fun name or is there some secret meaning or story behind it that we have yet to uncover?

        • Credits:

        Timecrest is a young adult fantasy where you are the main character. It was featured in Apple's App Store Best Of and The New York Times, and has won Best Game & Developer of the Year, AppleVis Golden Apples.

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        Writers and Readers: The Timecrest PodcastBy Sneaky Crab