Finding Your Voice: Unleashing the Unique Narrator Within

Every writer has a unique talent, something they can do that no one else can. Whether it's a style, a voice, a particular rhythm in dialog, or an innate knowledge of a place in time.

Details

In this online seminar, we will look at the work of great writers to discover theirs, while also drilling down to find yours. Writing may come from the heart, but the brain is needed to translate all those complex, contradictory sentiments and impulses into a coherent narrative sequence. We will look at the threads that join great work together, and how you can use those threads to complete a story or manuscript.

This course, open to writers of every level, will help develop the brain-side of things using stuff we can name: character, setting, dialogue, sound, rhythm, and structure. Discovering what you have to say that hasn't been said before, and instilling confidence in your unique ability, is this seminar's ultimate goal. Through focused readings and a writing prompt, we will draw out the voice that will carry readers through your book

Workshop takeaways

• Discover your unique writing voice • Further understanding of craft elements, such as character, setting, dialogue, sound, rhythm, and structure • Instructor feedback on writing prompt response

What you will be reading

Lydia Davis "Story" Stuart Dybek "Pet Milk" Jamaica Kincaid "Girl"