writing gurus – M.E. Purfield

8 artists: advice to the young

Although the advice is good for the old artist for renewed inspiration and the normal Joe living everyday life outside of art, too. It’s just damn good for happiness.

The Path to Show and Not Tell

I’ve been seeing some confusion about show and not tell amongst new writers. Again. I’m not a guru but here is how I learned it. Tell = To summarize dramatic events. To gloss over In affect, after you read it you may think, “Wow I wish I could have experienced that.” Show = Imagine aContinue reading “The Path to Show and Not Tell”

I’m not a writing guru but…

subs: 2 reject: o Damn, wish I had more rejections. Revised The Creative down to 5,943 words. Feels solid. The core, the meaning, of the story finally screamed out to me. In a few weeks I’ll give it a final run through and see if I still feel the same. Tomorrow I’ll start a newContinue reading “I’m not a writing guru but…”