I know you've all heard the advice, "Show, don't tell." The best writers don't tell you, and quite frankly they don't just show you -- they make you feel it, live it, taste it, touch it. Storytelling is about being in the moment with the characters.
Josh LanyonIโm never wrong? Who besides Republican presidents and evil masterminds can say that with a straight face?
Josh LanyonHe went through the cupboards, found the olive oil, and started upstairs again. He glanced down at the green and gold label and had to bite back a laugh at the words Extra Virgin. That about summed it up.
Josh LanyonI gave a helpless laugh. โDamned if I know. I thinkโฆwe seem to have reached impasse. I feel betrayed by your friendship with Verlane. I realize thatโs not logical. I realize that if Iโd made the mistakes Verlane has made, Iโd want my friends to stand by me, hope that someone would help me when the time came. I justโฆโ โWhat?โ I met his eyes. โI just need to come first for someone, Guy.
Josh Lanyon