Good Friday morning, Killzoners! The topic under consideration today is Show Don’t Tell…with a twist!
As writers, we do wax eloquently about this subject, don’t we? But, how about as readers?
Hmm…why, whatever do I mean?
Here’s the deal. Today we, as readers, are tasked with sharing our favorite genre to read. But there’s one rule:
Do not, under any circumstances, name the genre. You must describe it without naming it.
Get it? Show, don’t tell!
And then, the rest of us will try to guess your favorite reading genre. Sound fun?
Here’s mine:
Picture me standing at my stove stirring a pot of savory somethings. Each ingredient I drop in adds flavor and a pinch of surprise.
But wait! As I stir, I see a face float to the surface. Tom Cruise. Oooh!
And what is that he’s holding? A cell phone, with a message staring at him. His glance darts upward as he hears the roar of a helicopter, three gunmen hanging out the doors with automatic weapons trained on him. With the speed of a Tom Cruise move he disappears from view, helicopter hot on his tail.
Are you getting the picture? So…what do you think? What’s my favorite genre to read?
And thanks for playing What’s My Favorite Reading Genre?
I’m scuba diving in a cold, pristine lake, taking in the fish and other lake creatures when a mermaid slides into my view. Hair flowing, swaying with the current. Except this mermaid has a cinder block tied to her feet that are wrapped in a tarp.
I grab her and kick to the surface only to have bullets pinging my way….
Fun game!
I’d read that story. 🙂
Me too!
Hmm…is this a new genre? “Underwater thrillers”? Just kidding, Patricia…
Who’d whack a mermaid, anyway? Gotta be a real sicko for sure.
Thanks for playing, and have a great Friday!
I am hearing Lalo Schfrin laying down a beat!
me too.
Awesome, Alan!
I’d never heard the name, so I searched him and found he has composed some of my fave music/movie scores.
Have a great weekend!
Born in a boxcar in Bakersfield, feeling guilty about Dad’s passing when I was nine, I was in and out of juvy until being sentenced to an indefinite sentence at San Quentin. A concert there by Johnny Cash reawakened my love of music, and when finally released, did whatever it took to get into the music scene there in California, eventually earning a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Let’s see…
Merle Haggard?
One of my gramma’s favorite country singers.
So…you like reading biographical stuff?
Yes, Ma’am… on both counts… especially musicians and songwriters here of late, though some military bios, autobios, and histories have been in the mix…
Rumor has it that “the Hag” had nearly as many unreleased songs “in the vault” as Prince… fingers crossed that’s true…😁
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