In Omnia Paratus: Life Is Short. Write Well.

All You Need Is a Pretzel, Not the Kitchen Sink

Still from A Year in the Life: Fall, the Gilmore Girls revival limited series, when Lorelai calls to tell her mother the story of her 13th birthday. Image © Netflix 2016

Sometimes Showing Can Be Too Much of a Good Thing

What details should a story include? How far back do we go? What about flashbacks?

If we’re giving all the details and emotions and reactions and everything else, we risk our…