Make Your Writing Active

Kathy Otten
Nov 6 · 5 min read

Engage your reader. Transform those passive sentences.

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Human beings are all story tellers. We tell stories to our family about what happened at work. We share anecdotes about our kids and our pets with coworkers. We pass on stories about our parents and grandparents to children around the Thanksgiving dinner table.

So how is it the fundamental element of fiction writing is to show not tell?

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Kathy Otten

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Bio: Kathy Otten is the published author of multiple historical romance novels, novellas, and short stories. She is a workshop presenter and free-lance editor.

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