Don’t tell me – show me
October 5, 2009How do you tell a good story? Here’s a great creative writing tip: don’t tell me—show me.
If that sounds like vague instruction, here’s an example. We’ll revisit our friend James Dyson, the ĂĽber-cool vacuum cleaner guy. I talked about his story in my last post.
Now let’s put you on TV. You have your own series as a superstar trial lawyer. You’re giving your final argument to the jury, and you need to impress the hell out of them. Your client is Mr. Dyson, and you’re task is to convince a dozen of his peers he’s the real deal.
How would the TV lawyer do it?
