I always forget that one little cure for imposter syndrome is that there are so many people in the world, it's unlikely that you're ever the first person to make that mistake.
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Have just been described as a client's favorite "hopeless semantic." And I love it.
@MayaBerger Same! I won't be live-tooting this one, because I'm going to be there. In person. With other human beings. In person.
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@EzeeArt Hmm, interesting question! This advice is generally for fiction writers. I'm not sure how it might translate to blog writing about art. Perhaps demonstrating theory with concrete examples? Be careful of not being too figurative or flowery in descriptions, though the bar is higher for art writing since it's such an emotional area. I primarily work with fiction so this is a little out of my area of expertise!
Amitha Jagannath Knight@GeckoEdit agree! Sometimes you need a little explaining, but it all depends on the tone of the piece, the importance that you understand the information exactly, and how much work you can expect your reader to do depending on your genre and audience. (Like you may have to explain how a character died exactly in a murder mystery, but you can be more subtle and artful in another type of fiction)
"Show, don't tell" can be taken too literally and result in a lot of stage-directing and overreliance on visual elements (and pointing and turning and looking and smiling).
I prefer "Evoke, don't explain." Use all the senses and use imagery/figurative language to build those moods and atmospheres.
But that "don't" is a soft "don't." Sometimes a little explaining is okay. It's all about balance.
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Howzit! A bit of specialized knowledge helped me with the catch of the day today. When referring to South African provinces in a sentence, some take a definite article and others don't:
Let's go to...
... the Eastern Cape.
... the Western Cape.
... the Northern Cape.
... the Free State.
BUT
... Limpopo.
... KwaZulu-Natal.
... Mpumalanga.
... Gauteng.
... North West. (This one bugs me.)