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Physical Description of Setting Exercise
Try describing a room from three perspectives: through the door, looking in; from inside the room for the very first time, and then from the perspective of being an active participant in the room’s use on a regular basis, maybe focusing on a couple particular elements within the room.
Next, interject a character at the three different points.
How does the room’s view change the character? The mood? Does it affect the relationship between the character and the reader? If so, in what way?
Exploring these aspects will help you, the writer, engage or disengage your reader as you so desire. This is a useful tool to learn and master!
Good luck and, as always, write on!
Craft Chat and Critique Workshop
Date: Saturday, January 10, 2009
Time: 3:30 – 7:30 PM (may break at 6:30 pm)
Location: Meeting Room directly across from Circulation Desk
Chico Branch, Butte County Library
1108 Sherman Avenue, Chico (cross is 1st Ave)
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Agenda
3:30-4:30 PM Craft Chat and Writing Exercise
Physical Description of Characters
When we’re telling a story, we need to tell our readers something about our characters, and that often includes what they look like. How do we do that without making it sound like a police report? What kind of details are important? What’s best left to the reader’s imagination?
4:30 – 6:30 PM Critique Workshop
Manuscripts are distributed January 2nd to members in good standing.
Queue: B. C.
D. H.
R. A.
N. J.
K. L.
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