To Make The Right Choices In Life, You Have To Get In Touch With Your Soul. To Do This, You Need To Experience

“To make the right choices in life, you have to get in touch with your soul. To do this, you need to experience solitude, which most people are afraid of, because in the silence you hear the truth and know the solutions.”

— Deepak Chopra

My “Cocotte Comics” short comic with random endings.

Available in French & English as printable PDFs here.

You can see it in action here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJfGWv0WsEg

Saying I'm sorry...

... as an apology

... as a confession

... as a manipulation

... as a truce

... as a last attempt

... as an ask for forgiveness

... as a sign of respect

... as a duty

... as a goodbye

Saying I'm sorry…

angrily

desperately

anxiously

quietly

insolent

guiltily

unapologetic

passionately

honestly

*I'm sorry* - Apology Starters

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“Show Don’t Tell”? Not Always. Here’s When to Use Summary.

I was inspired to write this post after getting a great anonymous question in my Ask: “What’s your opinion on the whole ‘show don’t tell’ advice? Do you have any tips for when to show and when to tell?”

Here’s my response:

I honestly think that “show don’t tell” is one of the most over-quoted and least-understood pieces of writing advice out there.

For those of you who aren’t familiar, “show don’t tell” means that instead of explaining or telling something to your reader (“Sheila was reckless and impulsive”), you should show Sheila’s impulsiveness through action or dialogue. For example, “Even though her rent was overdue, after she got her paycheck Sheila spent $400 on an antique toilet.” This would allow the reader to draw the conclusion that Sheila was impulsive for themselves, rather than being told.

Theoretically, this is great advice for new fiction writers, who, left to their own devices, tend to write their stories entirely in “telling” mode.

But summary (telling) has a place in fiction as well, and it’s an important one.

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“If you love a flower, don’t pick it. Because if you pick it up it dies and it ceases to be what you love. So if you love a flower, let it be. Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.”

— Osho