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SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Power Your Memoir with Mystery: How Curiosity Fuels Craft
DESCRIPTION:The fuel that runs the engine of all good writing is our uncertainty…and the true curiosity of the writer.\n\n\n\nFor memoir and nonfictionIncluded in the Season Pass \n\n\n\nToo often\, writers of true stories lock in early on what they know—times\, places\, apparent facts—and what results is a flat retelling of the past. But memoir is essentially an act of discovery. As writers\, we must enter our work filled with questions and true uncertainty\, or we risk pushing the story where we think it should go rather than where it needs to be. As acclaimed memoirist Abigail Thomas warns\, “If your memoir ends where you thought it was going to end\, you aren’t doing it right.”The engine of good writing is fueled by the curiosity of the writer\, the process of thinking aloud on the page\, and uncovering what we didn’t know the morning we sat down to begin our memoir or story.  \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, we will look at how other writers have used their uncertainty as fuel for the story\, how to locate your own questions\, and how reconnecting with what you don’t know can revive a stalled project. There will also be prompts and time for questions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nSEE how questions within your process allow for discovery and surprise\n\n\n\nLEARN strategies for incorporating “what you don’t know” into nonfiction\n\n\n\nUNDERSTAND how questions and curiosity drive memoir\, nonfiction\, and even fiction\n\n\n\nENGAGE with a series of short prompts to find the questions in your own work \n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is ideal for writers who… \n\n\n\n\nat the beginning stages of a memoir or nonfiction project\n\n\n\nwho feel stalled on their current essay\, story or book\n\n\n\nwith a story they want to tell\, who feel unsure why readers will be interested enough to read it\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\nPreviously offered August 2023 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOne of our most popular and beloved presenters\, DINTY W. MOORE is author of the memoirs Between Panic & Desire and To Hell With It\, and the writing guides Crafting the Personal Essay and The Mindful Writer\, among other books. He has published essays and stories in Harper’s\, The New York Times Magazine\, Georgia Review\, Kenyon Review\, Southern Review\, Short Reads\, and elsewhere. He is the founding editor of Brevity\, the preeminent journal of flash nonfiction\, and an editor at The Brevity Blog. \n\n\n\nREFUNDS (less a $10 processing fee) 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\nThere are no refunds after the replay is sent.Questions? 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
URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/curiosity-fuels-craft/
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SUMMARY:SEMINAR | Writing Big Feelings: The Peculiar Art of Evoking Emotions
DESCRIPTION:Grief on the page doesn’t guarantee grief in the reader. Learn to show how your character feels and make the reader feel it\, too.\n\n\n\nLive On Zoom | Saturdays\, September 5 & 12\, 2026 | 2-4 pm EasternFor Creative Nonfiction and Fiction Writers \n\n\n\nAs fiction and non-fiction writers\, we often want to evoke agony on the page—grief\, misery\, blinding fury. Yet we get feedback: “What is the narrator feeling?” \n\n\n\nOver two sessions\, we’ll examine how we\, as writers\, can do two separate things: \n\n\n\n\nEvoke emotions within the READER: sorrow\, compassion\, and empathy \n\n\n\nEffectively show how the point-of-view character/narrator is feeling\n\n\n\n\nThese two jobs are often conflated; people assume if they describe how a character is feeling\, readers will also feel those feelings. Alas\, it’s not that simple. \n\n\n\nWe’ll focus on why it’s not just important to render the feelings themselves and how we can’t intentionally manipulate the reader with forced or pushed emotions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this insightful two-day course\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nDISTINGUISH between evoking emotion in the reader and describing what a character feels—and learn why conflating the two weakens your work\n\n\n\nDIAGNOSE the “what is the narrator feeling?” note and understand what’s actually missing from the page\n\n\n\nPRACTICE techniques for rendering emotion through action\, image\, and subtext \n\n\n\nRECOGNIZE where emotional writing turns maudlin or overwrought—and how to pull back before you lose the reader\n\n\n\nAPPLY these techniques to a piece of your own work across two sessions\, with feedback for a selection of students on the second day\n\n\n\n\nSchedule…\n\n\n\nDay One—We start with the core distinction the whole workshop builds on: showing emotion versus evoking it. You’ll get a set of practical tips for writing feelings without naming them\, look at examples from published work\, and break into small groups to hunt for more on your own. Then a short in-class prompt—write an intense moment with the feelings stripped out—followed by open Q&A. \n\n\n\nHomework: Find two pages of your own work centered on a character or narrator feeling a big emotion. Revise so the emotion rises naturally from the material rather than being pushed onto the reader. (Extra credit for big feelings that never tip into maudlin!) \n\n\n\nSubmit 300–400 words of revised work as a Word document to the shared Google Drive by September 10th\, 11pm EDT (more details to come). \n\n\n\nDay Two—This session is yours. We’ll screen-share as many submissions as time allows\, read them aloud\, and workshop each one with about 10 minutes of group discussion. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis seminar is ideal for intermediate writers wrestling with intense material that can feel overwhelming.\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔Think you might miss class? No worries\, replays will be available 3 business days after the event. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR Instructor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDirect\, funny\, and unsentimental\, Peter Mountford is a warm and encouraging teacher. He’s the author of the novels A Young Man’s Guide to Late Capitalism (Washington State Book Award)\, The Dismal Science (NYT editor’s choice)\, and his latest\, a collection of short stories\, Detonator (now out from Four Way Books). His work has appeared in the New York Times (Modern Love)\, Paris Review\, Southern Review\, The Atlantic\, The Sun\, Ploughshares\, and Guernica. He teaches at the University of Nevada\, Reno at Lake Tahoe’s MFA\, and through Mountford Writing. \n\n\n\nStudent Testimonials \n\n\n\n“I’m so grateful to Peter—he’s that perfect combination of sweet and sour\, candid but never cruel\, encouraging but never ever full of shit.” – Sharon Schindel (NYT\, Washington Post) \n\n\n\n“Peter has an unerring sense of a story’s center of gravity and the structure that best suits the material. Peter’s expertise & generosity have been instrumental in my writing journey. I can’t recommend him highly enough.” –  Hannah C. \n\n\n\n“Peter knows how to make a story work & how to make it publishable. ”- Jeremy S.  \n\n\n\n“In a star rating\, he’d get a full 5 from me.”- Robin R.“I left class seeing how much more I need to write & read and how much more there is to learn\, which is humbling and exciting. ”- Michael B. \n\n\n\nTHE FINE PRINT \n\n\n\nWe understand that life can get in the way of your plans. We want you to be able to get the most out of your course\, and our refund policy is designed to balance your need for flexibility with our deadlines and obligations to our teachers. \n\n\n\nBefore the class\, you may request a refund less a $10.00 processing fee. \n\n\n\nPlease keep in mind that no refunds or credits will be issued after class begins. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\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\nLocation
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Writing the Senses: Transform Your Prose with Vivid Descriptions
DESCRIPTION:Specific sensory details transform “good” writing to unforgettable. Through guided meditations on all five senses\, practice capturing the precise\, vivid observations that bring prose to life.\n\n\n\nFor Fiction\, Nonfiction\, Memoir\, and PoetryIncluded in the Season Pass \n\n\n\nLush\, descriptive writing is like magic. Sensory moments draw readers in to let them experience another life entirely. In this 90-minute session\, award-winning author and writing coach April Dávila guides writers through a series of meditations\, followed by writing exercises designed to help you move past tired clichés and find the details that are genuinely\, uniquely yours. \n\n\n\nOften\, exploring sensory details surprises us\, allowing us to stop focusing on “perfect” prose and lean into our own\, and our characters’\, specific experience. Write a handful of descriptive lines you’ll actually want to use—and confidence in how to choose those lines carefully to avoid verbosity in your finished work. \n\n\n\nWriters at all skill levels are welcome. Bring a work-in-progress or a blank page\, and leave with fresh material and new ways of expressing your ideas. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nSHARPEN your ability to capture specific\, vivid details that pull readers into your world\n\n\n\nMOVE through guided meditations on sight\, sound\, touch\, smell\, and taste\n\n\n\nSILENCE your inner critic and get words on the page without second-guessing every line\n\n\n\nGENERATE new material you can pull directly into your stories\, essays\, or poems\n\n\n\nGAIN a fresh approach to descriptive writing\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is ideal for beginning and intermediate writers…\n\n\n\n\nwhose prose feels flat or overly visual\, relying too heavily on sight and missing the other four senses\n\n\n\nwho find themselves reaching for the same tired phrases and want to develop a more original\, specific voice\n\n\n\nworking on any project (fiction\, memoir\, poetry\, or essay) who want fresh material and new ways into their writing\n\n\n\nwho tend to rush past description and want to slow down and pay closer attention to the world of their story\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\nApril Dávila is an award-winning\, traditionally published novelist and an experienced writing coach. A warm\, straightforward teacher\, April’s unique approach combines the practical tools of writing with the transformative power of mindfulness\, empowering writers to quiet their inner critics and make meaningful progress on their work. A passionate advocate for creative expression\, April guides aspiring authors in overcoming blocks and building sustainable writing habits. Her first nonfiction book\, Sit Write Here: 6 Mindfulness Practices to Help You Write More and Suffer Less\, is forthcoming from St. Martin’s Press. \n\n\n\nREFUNDS (less a $10 processing fee) 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\nThere are no refunds after the replay is sent.Questions? 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
URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/writing-the-senses/
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Choose Your Best Publishing Path: Balancing Dollars and Sense
DESCRIPTION:How do books land on shelves? And what publishing path fits your time\, budget\, and expectations? \n\n\n\nFor full-length fiction\, nonfiction and memoir\, including collectionsIncluded in the Season Pass \n\n\n\nWith over four million new titles for sale last year\, publishing is a multibillion-dollar business. Costs\, time\, and maintaining control over the process are critical elements in an author’s decision\, and every writer has their own set of must-haves and non-negotiables. From acquisition to sales to your ideal readers\, it’s vital to educate yourself even before you finish the book. \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, we’ll discuss the pros and cons of traditional\, hybrid\, and self-publishing. We’ll tackle the financial costs and resources required for each and learn from established authors what they enjoy most (and least) about their chosen path. You’ll leave with information to determine which option is the best fit not only for your work but also to meet your own goals and expectations. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nUNDERSTAND traditional\, hybrid\, and self-publishing—and what each actually costs in time\, money\, and creative control\n\n\n\nIDENTIFY which publishing path best aligns with your goals\, your book\, and your non-negotiables\n\n\n\nHEAR firsthand from established authors about what they wish they had known before choosing their publishing route\n\n\n\nGAIN the vocabulary and framework to ask the right questions—of agents\, publishers\, hybrid presses\, and yourself\n\n\n\nBUILD a realistic roadmap for one of the most important decisions of your writing life\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is best for new-to-publishing writers \n\n\n\n\nwho are indecisive of their publishing path\n\n\n\nwho are ready to publish but require more info\n\n\n\ninterested in the book publishing business\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\nA buoyant\, high-energy teacher who motivates writers to “stick with it\,” Kristin Owens\, PhD\, is an award-winning educator and writer living in oxygen-deprived Colorado. She’s a contributor to Writer’s Digest\, 5280\, and Wine Enthusiast. Her debut novel\, Elizabeth Sails\, was shortlisted for the 2025 Gilda Prize and Killer Nashville’s Award for Best Cozy. With her background in university instruction\, she takes complex subjects and breaks them down into informative and entertaining bite-sized pieces. She can usually be found (playing and working) onboard a cruise ship. \n\n\n\nREFUNDS (less a $10 processing fee) 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\nThere are no refunds after the replay is sent.Questions? 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
URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/choose-your-best-path/
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SUMMARY:SEMINAR | Sharpen Your Prose: How to Be Your Own Editor
DESCRIPTION:Writers don’t always have the luxury of a great editor. But we can teach ourselves to examine our own prose through an editor’s lens.\n\n\n\nLive on Zoom | Saturday & Sunday\, September 19-20\, 2026 | 2-3:30pm EDTFor Creative Nonfiction and Fiction Writers \n\n\n\nFor successful authors\, “all writing is rewriting.” Most of the best work we’ll ever do happens not in first drafts but through the painstaking process of revision. But what exactly is revision? How do we approach what can feel like an intimidating and endless process? How can we truly make our drafts better (and not just different)? And where do we turn for feedback when we’re writing on our own? \n\n\n\nRather than focusing on big-picture or developmental editing\, this class will focus on line-level techniques that reliably improve any piece of writing. We’ll discuss what makes individual sentences more impactful\, how to trim bloated paragraphs\, and the keys to maintaining a sense of immediacy that holds readers’ attention. Together\, we’ll study examples of both first-draft writing and polished\, published pieces\, naming the differences and working out how to move from point A to point B. We’ll learn how to create our own feedback\, moving from “author” to “editor” and back again. \n\n\n\nBy studying the work of others\, we’ll begin seeing our own writing more objectively. After our first class\, each participant will work on revising their own sentences\, practicing new techniques. By the end of our second class\, students will have acquired a set of revision practices that can be applied to any work-in-progress.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this insightful weekend course\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nLEARN techniques to view your writing more objectively\n\n\n\nREAD examples of sharp prose and consider how they were revised\n\n\n\nPRACTICE revising your own work\n\n\n\nDISCOVER a set of revision practices you can apply to any work-in-progress\n\n\n\n\nSchedule…\n\n\n\nSaturday—We’ll start with the core skill of condensing prose: mediating language\, shaping a true scene\, and revising toward stronger verbs. You’ll read past student work and discuss how to tighten it\, then turn to examples of sharp professional prose to see these techniques in action. \n\n\n\nAs a group\, we’ll build a working list of line-level revision techniques you can apply to your own writing. \n\n\n\nHomework: Revise an excerpt of your own work using the techniques from class. \n\n\n\nSunday—We’ll share revisions with the group and discuss what’s working and what could go further. You’ll gain new insight into your own editing by seeing others in action.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis seminar is ideal for writers who…\n\n\n\n\ncan crank out a first draft but don’t know how to revise\n\n\n\nare working on their own without consistent feedback\n\n\n\nworry their sentences or page count may be bloated\n\n\n\nwant to learn to think like an editor\n\n\n\nwant to write sharper\, tighter prose to capture the attention of readers\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔Think you might miss class? No worries\, replays will be available 3 business days after the final session. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR Instructor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAn encouraging\, warm\, and deeply knowledgeable instructor\, Lindsey Deloach Jones holds a BA and MA in English and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction. She has taught creative writing at Clemson University and the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities and served as Editor of Emrys Journal and Edible Upcountry. \n\n\n\nLindsey’s essays have been published in HuffPost\, HuffPost Parenting\, Split Lip\, Under the Gum Tree\, Motherwell\, Paste\, South Carolina Review\, and Salvation South\, among others. She is a recipient of the VanderMey Nonfiction Prize\, and an essay nominated by Pigeon Pages was recently a finalist for Best of the Net.  \n\n\n\nLindsey currently teaches writing online and in-person via WRITESHARE\, the writers’ network she co-founded in Upstate SC\, and for organizations such as Craft Talks. She is represented by Writers House. \n\n\n\nStudent Testimonials \n\n\n\n“Lindsey is knowledgeable\, well-prepared\, and interacts well through the chat comments and questions\, so the presentation is more of a conversation. So important!” Anne P. \n\n\n\n“Lindsey is a very ‘user-friendly’ presenter. She takes such complex subjects and makes them accessible.” Laura R. \n\n\n\n“I loved her creative topic\, her examples\, and her presentation. She did a great job of involving the attendees even though it was a virtual session. (Hard to do!) ” Sherrie D. V. \n\n\n\n“Lindsey is so knowledgeable and articulate. I wish I could take her classes in person!” Melissa R. \n\n\n\nTHE FINE PRINT \n\n\n\nWe understand that life can get in the way of your plans. We want you to be able to get the most out of your course\, and our refund policy is designed to balance your need for flexibility with our deadlines and obligations to our teachers. \n\n\n\nBefore the class\, you may request a refund less a $10.00 processing fee. \n\n\n\nPlease keep in mind that no refunds or credits will be issued after class begins. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\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\nLocation
URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/sharpen-your-prose/
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SUMMARY:The Writers Bridge | Writing Off-Limits: How Comedy Creates Powerful Work in Every Genre with Elissa Bassist
DESCRIPTION:Do you have to be born funny to write funny?\n\n\n\nMost writers assume humor is a gift some people have and others don’t—and that it only belongs in comedy. But funny writing isn’t joke after joke after joke. It’s being vulnerable\, opinionated\, emotional\, and a little silly\, whether you’re writing a personal essay\, a novel\, or a query letter. \n\n\n\nHumor is a craft—and it’s built the same way any other kind of good writing is: through observation\, specificity\, honesty\, and revision. And good humor leavens the darkest personal essay\, sustains reader compassion in a memoir\, and makes novels sparkle on the page. \n\n\n\nElissa Bassist—author of the memoir Hysterical\, created and edited The Rumpus’s “Funny Women” column\, and has been a humor-writing teacher for two decades. She joins The Writers Bridge to talk about why infusing humor into your writing—even writing that isn’t “comedy”—makes it sharper\, more honest\, and more memorable. Elissa will share no-fail ways to make anything you write funnier (and just plain better)\, and how to find the joke in any topic\, including the ones that feel too boring or too off-limits to touch. \n\n\n\nJoin us TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 29 at 1PM EASTERN / 10AM PACIFIC – live and FREE on Zoom\, all welcome! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur special guest \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElissa Bassist is the author of the memoir Hysterical\, a semifinalist for The Thurber Prize for American Humor. \n\n\n\nRoxane Gay called Hysterical “one of the most intelligent\, painful\, ridiculous\, awesome\, relevant things I’ve ever read\,” and Cheryl Strayed wrote that Bassist “wrote it like a motherfucker.” The memoir also earned a starred review from Library Journal and praise from Kirkus and Booklist for its fierce\, funny take on chronic pain\, medicine\, and the silencing of women’s voices. \n\n\n\nElissa has worked in media and publishing since 2007—as an editor\, a managing editor\, a TV and film writer’s assistant\, a producer\, a performer\, a speaker\, and a barista. Her writing has appeared in over 30 publications and anthologies\, and she’s taught for more than 20 writing programs\, including The New School\, 92NY\, and Lighthouse Writers Workshop. Her next book\, Inside Jokes: A Comedy and Creativity Guide for All Writers (co-written with Caitlin Kunkel)\, is out October 20th from Grand Central Publishing—a step-by-step guide to writing anything funnier\, from short humor to personal essays. \n\n\n\nJoin your hosts Allison K Williams (SEVEN DRAFTS)\, Sharla Yates (CRAFT TALKS) and our special guest for a genuinely funny\, genuinely useful hour on writing with more humor—no matter what genre you write. \n\n\n\nFREE\, all welcome! Sign up to receive the Zoom link the day before. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnjoy past recorded sessions here\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTERS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAllison K Williams has edited and coached authors to publishing deals with Penguin Random House\, Knopf\, Mantle\, St. Martin’s Press\, and numerous small presses. An expert in author marketing and community building\, her platform includes the Brevity Blog (80k+ followers)\, Instagram (10k+)\, a mailing list (12k+)\, and Facebook (5k+)\, with publications in the New York Times and appearances on NPR and CBC. Her bestselling writing craft book is Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro from Blank Page to Book. She leads the Rebirth Your Book writing retreats and co-hosts The Writers Bridge. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSharla Yates is the author of the poetry chapbook What I Would Say if We Were to Drown Tonight\, published by Stranded Oak Press (2017). She hosts a webinar series\, CRAFT TALKS for writers on writing\, and co-hosts The Writers Bridge with Allison K Williams. Her nonfiction essay\, “Address” was a finalist for the 2015 Columbia Journal writing contest and the 2016 Penelope Niven Creative Nonfiction Award. She is the former Director of Education at the Creative Nonfiction Foundation and teaches creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh. \n\n\n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation
URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/comedy-elissa-bassist/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Writers Bridge
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Getting Past "I": The Challenge of Writing in First-Person POV
DESCRIPTION:Writing a compelling first-person narrator in your novel or memoir is far more challenging than it seems. Learn to recognize and avoid the pitfalls of your Point of View.\n\n\n\nFor All GenresIncluded in the Season Pass \n\n\n\nWriting in first-person seems easy at first. After all\, how hard can it be to get inside just one character’s head and stay there? But from a craft perspective\, writing in first-person is a potential minefield. Building an interesting and dynamic world full of believable characters can be a craft challenge when the reader only sees that world through one set of eyes.  \n\n\n\nCommon first-person pitfalls involve an over-reliance on telling rather than showing; not using inner dialogue strategically to build conflict and tension; and accidentally switching out of first-person\, which can confuse the reader.  \n\n\n\nYet the first-person perspective is an exciting opportunity to explore your protagonist’s deepest secrets—whether a fictional character or from your own perspective—and drives and develops a sympathetic bond with the reader as they get to know your character from the inside.  \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, we’ll examine what can go wrong and explore great examples of first-person done well. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nDETERMINE the right Point of View for your story and genre\n\n\n\nLEARN HOW first-person works differently from other POVs\n\n\n\nANALYZE examples of first-person pitfalls\n\n\n\nIDENTIFY hallmarks of great first-person POV writing\n\n\n\nEXPLORE practical techniques to vary your writing style within a single narrator\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is ideal for beginning and intermediate writers…\n\n\n\n\nwriting a novel\, memoir\, or personal essay in first person who want to strengthen their craft\n\n\n\nworried their narrator sounds flat\, limited\, or overly self-focused\n\n\n\nstruggling with showing rather than telling from a single perspective\n\n\n\nwho want to build a rich\, believable world through one character’s eyes\n\n\n\nunsure whether first-person is the right POV choice for their story\n\n\n\nwho find themselves accidentally slipping out of first person mid-scene\n\n\n\nwho need models of first-person done exceptionally well\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\nAmy L. Bernstein shares her passion for writing craft and her deep knowledge in info-packed presentations with clear examples and plenty of time for Q&A!  \n\n\n\nAmy writes award-winning fiction and nonfiction that lets readers feel while making them think. As the author of six novels\, including Tent City\, and a book of inspiration for creatives called Wrangling the Doubt Monster\, Amy brings a compassionate and insightful voice to writers’ conferences around the country. A former journalist\, Amy also works as a book coach\, helping nonfiction authors craft compelling book proposals. She welcomes followers to her weekly Substack\, Doubt Monster\, which explores the agony and ecstasy of creativity. \n\n\n\nREFUNDS (less a $10 processing fee) 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\nThere are no refunds after the replay is sent.Questions? 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\nINSTRUCTOR\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation
URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/getting-past-i/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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