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SUMMARY:REPLAY | Writing Through the Lens: Think Like a Photographer to Craft Compelling Scenes
DESCRIPTION:Struggling with writing scenes or recreating lost memories? Thinking like a photographer can help.\n\n\n\nREPLAY INCLUDES: VIDEO\, CHAT\, PROMPTS\, HANDOUT\, AND TRANSCRIPT   \n\n\n\nNot included in the Season Pass \n\n\n\nImages can be a remarkable tool for creative nonfiction writers. Photographers use vivid prose to describe their work\, and the techniques they use to create inspired\, memorable photos can have the same effect on your writing. \n\n\n\nAs memoirists\, we choose what events and moments belong in our work. Photographers make similar decisions when composing images\, and the elements that make a picture memorable and meaningful are often the result of choices that the casual observer doesn’t even realize the person behind the camera is making. Whether you’re writing a memoir or creative nonfiction\, photographs can be a powerful tool to help you not only tap into what is happening but also show the reader why these scenes are taking place. \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, we will examine samples of memoir and essay that draw upon photographs to deepen scenes and characters\, and you will learn how to use these practical techniques in your own storytelling. \n\n\n\nRegistrants will receive a handout with prompts and actionable tips. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nLEARN to read photographs in order to better understand composition of scenes\n\n\n\nDRAW inspiration from two-dimensional images to “frame” your own scenes\n\n\n\nLEARN how to create compelling prose that draws your reader into your story \n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is for creative nonfiction writers who are struggling to make old memories or family tales come to life.\n\n\n\nThe live event happened in November 2023. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGrace Hwang Lynch is a storyteller in journalism\, essays\, and photography. Her work can be found on outlets including Tin House\, Catapult\, and NPR. Her food memoir How to Cook Rice: On the Care and Feeding of an Immigrant Family will be published in early 2027 by Regalo Press. Website: www.gracehwanglynch.com \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nBecause the replay is delivered instantly upon purchase\, all sales are final. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation
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SUMMARY:SEASON PASS | Webinar Subscription Special
DESCRIPTION:Unlock every CRAFT TALKS webinar from July to December 2026 (plus office hours) with one simple pass!\n\n\n\nYour Season Pass includes automatic registration\, live access\, replays\, and follow-up materials for every CRAFT TALKS webinar through December 2026. You’ll also get exclusive office hours with writing coach and editor Allison K Williams—your chance to ask questions\, meet other writers\, and receive feedback on your pages. \n\n\n\nHere’s what that means…\n\n\n\nSeason pass holders are registered for all webinars from July 1 to Dec 30\, 2026—that’s 23 dynamic lectures packed with insights\, practical exercises\, and expert advice. No sign-ups. No stress. Fewer marketing emails. Less worry about missing the next great webinar. \n\n\n\nFor each webinar\, you’ll receive:\n\n\n\n\nLive access to each session where you can ask questions\, join the lively chat\, and take away ideas you can put into action immediately.\n\n\n\nDownloadable materials and follow-ups for 30 days—delivered to your inbox within 3 business days.\n\n\n\n\nPlus\, drop-in office hours with Allison!\n\n\n\nSix hours with writing coach\, editor\, and co-founder of CRAFT TALKS\, Allison K Williams (dates TBD)\, where you get to: \n\n\n\n\nAsk questions about craft\, publishing\, and next steps in your writing life\n\n\n\nLearn from watching live edits on submissions\n\n\n\nReceive personalized feedback on every page submitted\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThroughout the season\, learn from acclaimed teachers and authors on everything from story and structure to publishing and the writing life. *Webinar topics include:\n\n\n\n✍️ Lyrical Writing with Bethany Jarmul🔍 Finding New Avenues\, Finding New Material with Dinty W. Moore🎬 The Art of the Cinematic Close-Up with Ethan Gilsdorf🌿 Nature Writing with Megan Baxter🖼️ Writing the Image+Text Essay with Chelsea Biondolillo📖 Novel Writing Essentials with Allison K Williams📰 Launching and Growing a Substack Newsletter with Becky Tuch🧵 Crafting Successful Braided Memoir with Heather Sellers💡 How Curiosity Fuels Craft with Dinty W. Moore💰 Publishing Possibilities: Dollars and Sense with Kristin Owens🍽️ Food Writing with Grace Hwang Lynch👤 Writing in First-Person: Getting Past “I” with Amy L. Bernstein🚀 Publish Without Gatekeepers with Allison K Williams📝 Literary Short Forms: Prose Poetry\, Flash Fiction\, and Micro Memoir with Heather Sellers🪞 The Art of Reflection in Memoir with Katie Bannon📚 Research Strategies for CNF with Michael Copperman⏰ The Art of Time in Fiction with Sherrie Flick❤️ Finding the Heart of Your Memoir with Laraine Herring✏️ The Art & Craft of Revising Memoir with Dinty W. Moore⚡ Sentencing: Packing Power Inside Every Line with Heather Sellers🌊 The Art of the Braided Essay with Katie Bannon \n\n\n\n*Subject to change \n\n\n\nWant a season of learning\, feedback\, and progress?It’s already on the calendar. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou can read more about the Season Pass from subscriber Char Wilkins. “As a Writer\, I Should Be Committed: How Community Saved Me.” \n\n\n\nSeason Pass Holders Say…\n\n\n\n“Craft Talks always either add to a skill I have or teach me something about writing I don’t do/haven’t explored yet. The reminders once a week or so to trust your reader and focus your revisions\, etc. are helpful! And I heart Office Hours.” –Jenna N. \n\n\n\n“Just deep thanks to Sharla and Allison for consistently excellent programming\, delivered so professionally\, with rarely a glitch. Plus\, thanks for making it fun.” –Donna C. \n\n\n\n“It’s an intensive MFA program at a phenomenal price!” — Marcy D. \n\n\n\n“I really love having the opportunity to learn from such a varied group of excellent writers and to invest in my own development as a writer.” –Laura C. \n\n\n\n“I was lucky to have my work reviewed by Allison during office hours—a *huge* value for me. I feel more confident in the viability of my writing in the marketplace & more capable of making decisions about publication\, promotion\, platform\, etc.” — Marj H. \n\n\n\n“The talks really stay with me. I spend weeks and sometimes even months reflecting on them.” — Becs T. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Fine Print\n\n\n\n✨ This is a limited opportunity\, and we’re excited about our commitment to you! \n\n\n\n📅 Can’t attend live? No worries! You’ll always get the recording and can download the webinars to watch at your convenience. \n\n\n\n🚫 No refunds after Jul 1st. \n\n\n\n❌ The Season Pass does not include Seminars\, Intensives\, or Workshops or Masterclasses. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Crafting Emotion & Imagination: Exploring Lyrical Writing
DESCRIPTION:Learn the secrets to writing gorgeous\, lyrical work that makes editors and readers say\, “Wow!” \n\n\n\nFor Creative Nonfiction\, Fiction\, and PoetryIncluded in the upcoming Season Pass \n\n\n\nDo you want your writing to be beautiful and imaginative while staying true to the emotional moment? Would you like to improve the sound and musicality of your sentences? During this generative session\, we’ll dive deep into techniques and tools you can use to increase the lyricism of your writing\, regardless of genre.  \n\n\n\nFirst\, learn the difference between lyrical and narrative writing and when you may want to use one or the other. Then explore the five key elements of lyrical writing\, with examples from virtuoso writers\, and what makes each one powerful for readers. Finally\, practice applying lyrical techniques to your own writing with a prompt and writing time. You’ll leave with the start of a new draft and additional exercises to explore and develop your writing on your own. \n\n\n\nCan’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nLEARN the five key elements of lyrical writing\n\n\n\nEXPLORE the differences between lyrical and narrative writing\, and how (and why!) to use both\n\n\n\nPRACTICE suspending or manipulating time in your essays\, stories\, or poems\, along with other lyrical techniques\n\n\n\nDISCOVER strategies to increase the emotional and musical resonance of your writing at the sentence level\n\n\n\nUSE imaginative tools to add layers to your work\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is ideal for intermediate writers who want to…\n\n\n\n\nexplore lyrical writing \n\n\n\ndeepen and develop their writing voice\n\n\n\nincrease the musicality and beauty of their prose or poetry \n\n\n\ntap into higher levels of imagination and emotion in their writing\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBethany Jarmul is an Appalachian writer\, poet\, writing coach\, and enthusiastic\, engaging\, and inspiring workshop instructor. She’s the author of a poetry collection\, Lightning Is a Mother\, and a memoir\, Take Me Home. Her work has been published in more than 100 literary magazines\, including Rattle\, Brevity\, and Chestnut Review. Her writing was selected for Best Spiritual Literature and Best Small Fictions and nominated for the Pushcart Prize and The Best of the Net. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nFULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation
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