One of the biggest frustrations I had as a young writer was receiving the feedback “you need to show, not tell,”and no one would explain what that meant! If you’ve found yourself in a similar situation, this video is for you!

Here I break down the major areas where writers tend to “tell” instead of show, what that looks like, and how tofix it.

You can check out the free tier of my Substack for the “cheat sheets” on filter words to look out for and strong verbs you can exchange those weak verbs with. 

00:00 Intro

01:49 Emotional and Physical States

04:33 Character Traits

08:51 Physical and SettingDescriptions

14:21 Action and Plot

17:04 When to “Tell”

20:19 Extra Pointers

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