Show Don’t Tell: Tension
You’re sitting at a local coffee shop, waiting for your friend to arrive. You sip peacefully on your coffee, across from you sits your friend’s cup which you bought for… Show Don’t Tell: Tension
You’re sitting at a local coffee shop, waiting for your friend to arrive. You sip peacefully on your coffee, across from you sits your friend’s cup which you bought for… Show Don’t Tell: Tension
Take a minute, close your eyes, and think about all of the cinematic moments that happen in the rain. There are incredible action sequences where the rain obscures the vision… Writing Prompt: Caught in the Rain
Happiness is such an elusive and complicated word. And showing a character experiencing happiness can be all the more complex, especially when you need to do it through showing rather… Show Don’t Tell: Happiness
You’re walking home after a long shift waiting tables. Your house is a few blocks away so you feel fairly secure as you wave goodbye to your coworkers as they… Show Don’t Tell: Fear
Whether you have an important test coming up, your boss asks you to do a big project at work, or you’re a teacher in any given week, we all experience… Show Don’t Tell: Stress
There are moments that the words don’t reach, there is suffering too terrible to name… This tear-jerking song from Hamilton is one of many examples of what it’s like for… Show Don’t Tell: Grief
Think about a moment when you were growing up and one of your parents did something that stuck with you. It could be when they ran over and cleaned you… Show Don’t Tell: Parent/Child Relationships
It’s not easy to talk about or go through, but going through emotional or physical pain can be a significant part of what shapes our lives. Thinking back on your… Show Don’t Tell: Pain
Short story writing can feel like trying to balance on a tight rope. You have to find that perfect balance between several different storytelling elements while also making sure everything… Writing For Your Audience: Short Stories
BOOM! POW! SLAP! Reading a comic book is like reading a movie. You hear the words and their accompanying sounds, you see the scenes in vivid colors, you (the director)… Genre Spotlight: Comic Books/Graphic Novels
A Dorrance Publishing representative will be in touch with you shortly.
An error has occurred. Please try again.
If you keep seeing this error, please contact us.