For your writing to have depth, you must convey your character’s emotional journey, but also create an emotional impact for your reader. Rather than spelling out a character’s feelings (anger, grief, love) in a preachy manner or telling a reader how to feel, one way to handle emotion and create layered meaning is through the repetition of an object or image (your father’s watch, a specific place, work of art, the weather, etc.). Threading an object through your story can cause the reader to better relate to the abstract feelings of your character. Reading examples and short exercises will help participants to experiment with this technique so that their chosen object will become integral to the story, conveying what is happening beneath the surface, and evoking a strong emotional response from the reader. This workshop will be helpful for writers interested in strengthening the reader’s engagement and empathy for their story, novel, or memoir.
LIVE VIDEO CONFERENCE: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform, Zoom. The dates and times will remain the same. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. Shortly before the start date participants will receive an email with login info. Please check your spam if you don’t see it.
If you need an accommodation for this workshop, please contact us at access@{{{{homeurl_non_www}}}}. We will attempt to fulfill all requests, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
