A hands-on writing workshop designed to help participants transform plain prose into vivid storytelling.
Show, Don’t Tell is a hands-on writing workshop designed to help participants transform plain prose into vivid storytelling. Through guided exercises, writers learn how to use sensory detail, dialogue, and subtext to bring scenes to life and create emotional resonance. The session focuses on how to engage readers’ senses and imagination rather than simply delivering information. By the end, participants will leave with sharper descriptive skills, a more dynamic writing style, and practical tools for turning telling statements into showing moments.
Live video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it).
In this workshop you’ll learn:
- Structure & Plot
- Character Development
- Concrete Detail
Time requirements
- None, but writing is always encouraged for outside of class.
Materials
- All reading materials will be provided.
Who should take this workshop?
- This workshop is designed for all levels of writers looking to learn new basics for storytelling.
If you need an accommodation for this workshop, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
