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All About Memoir
Writing Interiority
What is the main difference between a book and a movie?
It’s not that movies have elements such as special effects, actors, and soundtracks at their disposal.
The biggest difference between a book and a movie is that books allow us to experience characters’ interiority — no other art form gives us such an intimate and in-depth view into another’s inner life.
Which is why the ability to write a character’s interiority is a storyteller’s greatest asset.
Indeed, no matter the genre, being able to effectively reveal a character’s inner life
will draw your readers in from the very start and compel them to read on.
The 3+ hour class covers various aspects of writing interiority into your story, including:
* foundation of interiority (and how is it different from, say, emotions?);
* functions of interiority in a story;
* leveraging interiority into plot developments (tension, conflict, and reveals);
* the relationship between interiority and various point-of-view;
* striking the balance between interiority and mystery;
* most common mistakes in writing interiority (and how to get it right);
* common challenges in writing interiority (and how to turn them into successes); and
* tips and tricks to effectively convey interiority.
PLUS we'll have a live, cozy Q&A session on June 10th at 8pm ET in which attendees will be able to turn on their camera (optional) and ask questions to CeCe. If you cannot attend the live Q&A session, you are welcome to submit your questions during webinar on June 6th. Writers of all categories and genres are invited to attend. If you cannot attend live but wish to watch the webinar, please sign up as the recording will be emailed to you 24hr later. Recordings will be available to the viewer for one month.
It’s not that movies have elements such as special effects, actors, and soundtracks at their disposal.
The biggest difference between a book and a movie is that books allow us to experience characters’ interiority — no other art form gives us such an intimate and in-depth view into another’s inner life.
Which is why the ability to write a character’s interiority is a storyteller’s greatest asset.
Indeed, no matter the genre, being able to effectively reveal a character’s inner life
will draw your readers in from the very start and compel them to read on.
The 3+ hour class covers various aspects of writing interiority into your story, including:
* foundation of interiority (and how is it different from, say, emotions?);
* functions of interiority in a story;
* leveraging interiority into plot developments (tension, conflict, and reveals);
* the relationship between interiority and various point-of-view;
* striking the balance between interiority and mystery;
* most common mistakes in writing interiority (and how to get it right);
* common challenges in writing interiority (and how to turn them into successes); and
* tips and tricks to effectively convey interiority.
PLUS we'll have a live, cozy Q&A session on June 10th at 8pm ET in which attendees will be able to turn on their camera (optional) and ask questions to CeCe. If you cannot attend the live Q&A session, you are welcome to submit your questions during webinar on June 6th. Writers of all categories and genres are invited to attend. If you cannot attend live but wish to watch the webinar, please sign up as the recording will be emailed to you 24hr later. Recordings will be available to the viewer for one month.
Webinars and Recordings
To look at recordings of webinars that Bianca offers,
and to see what she's currently teaching,
head over to:
www.biancamarais.com/courses-and-recordings.html
To look at recordings of webinars that CeCe offers,
and to see what she's currently teaching,
head over to:
cecilialyra.com/webinars/
To look at recordings of webinars that Bianca offers,
and to see what she's currently teaching,
head over to:
www.biancamarais.com/courses-and-recordings.html
To look at recordings of webinars that CeCe offers,
and to see what she's currently teaching,
head over to:
cecilialyra.com/webinars/