Recording: Beyond the Five Senses with Beth Barany
Many authors think that a strong plot and compelling characters are enough to make their stories work. But actually, you need to build an emotional connection with your readers, immerse them into the story world, and make them care deeply so they will keep turning the pages. Humans are wired for story. This happens due to our natural ability to match and mirror. Scientists call this mechanism “mirror neurons.” How can we take advantage of this in our writing?
Through discussion, lecture, and short exercises, we will explore this via the five senses and beyond. In fact, we will discuss more than 21 senses. We’ll cover how to use these senses to clarify your setting, enhance character goals and motivations, and focus in on cadence and rhythm, all to heighten and strengthen the reader connection. With each of the senses we cover, you’ll practice on your own material, and I’ll offer feedback. You’ll walk away from workshop with specific tools and experience you can implement in your fiction to craft compelling prose.
Many authors think that a strong plot and compelling characters are enough to make their stories work. But actually, you need to build an emotional connection with your readers, immerse them into the story world, and make them care deeply so they will keep turning the pages. Humans are wired for story. This happens due to our natural ability to match and mirror. Scientists call this mechanism “mirror neurons.” How can we take advantage of this in our writing?
Through discussion, lecture, and short exercises, we will explore this via the five senses and beyond. In fact, we will discuss more than 21 senses. We’ll cover how to use these senses to clarify your setting, enhance character goals and motivations, and focus in on cadence and rhythm, all to heighten and strengthen the reader connection. With each of the senses we cover, you’ll practice on your own material, and I’ll offer feedback. You’ll walk away from workshop with specific tools and experience you can implement in your fiction to craft compelling prose.
Many authors think that a strong plot and compelling characters are enough to make their stories work. But actually, you need to build an emotional connection with your readers, immerse them into the story world, and make them care deeply so they will keep turning the pages. Humans are wired for story. This happens due to our natural ability to match and mirror. Scientists call this mechanism “mirror neurons.” How can we take advantage of this in our writing?
Through discussion, lecture, and short exercises, we will explore this via the five senses and beyond. In fact, we will discuss more than 21 senses. We’ll cover how to use these senses to clarify your setting, enhance character goals and motivations, and focus in on cadence and rhythm, all to heighten and strengthen the reader connection. With each of the senses we cover, you’ll practice on your own material, and I’ll offer feedback. You’ll walk away from workshop with specific tools and experience you can implement in your fiction to craft compelling prose.