Diverse Traveller writing group - describing a memory (test post)

January 11 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #365 Travel, #Diverse Traveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Mark Salzman, #travel book, #travel writing, #Writing, #writing tips

Much of writing is a case of show don't tell, and as someone new to writing I find this aspect very challenging.

Below I share my frustration and read an excerpt from Lost In Place : Growing up absurd in suburbia by Mark Salzman, found in 365 Travel: A Daily Book of Journeys, Meditations and Adventures (Body & Soul); an except I feel the author, simply but evocatively, communicates a childhood travel memory.

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Let me know what you think. And if you have other tips on how to simply but effectively communicate, to readers, memories through your writing, please share below, including any links to examples.

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Ola Fagbohun

02/14/2012 09:21

Thanks for your kind feedback. Once I am back to good health, I will be focussing more on travel writing. In the meantime check out my website <a href="http://www.diversetraveller.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.diversetraveller.com</a> for more on travel writing.<br />

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02/10/2012 12:52

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