Show, Don’t Tell: Emotions in Stories
One of the first rules storywriters learn is this: Show, don’t tell. What does that mean? Read on to find out and to practice this important skill!
One of the first rules storywriters learn is this: Show, don’t tell. What does that mean? Read on to find out and to practice this important skill!
Who was at the resurrection? Choose a narrator (real or imagined) and write some part of the resurrection through his or her eyes. Use first person to tell your story.
Many people are mentioned in the biblical account of Jesus’ resurrection. What story could they tell? Choose one of them and write their story, or create a new character and tell the story through them.
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS Jules Verne, considered one of the fathers of science-fiction (sci-fi), liked to write about going places people couldn’t actually go to or had not been before. He wrote about exploring the core of the earth in Journey to the Center of the Earth. His fantastic tale 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea takes…