Lynell George
Enrollment limit: 8 students
$130 new; $120 returning

The stories that often stay with us longest sink us into distinct territory; they allow us to not just see the characters and their environs, but to carry them within, as if the experience is a memory of one's own. Precise, careful, and vivid details lift the very best journalism and creative nonfiction off the page. Too often, however, details can become distraction or can bog narratives down. Sometimes, too, a reader can discern a detail as afterthought—something sketched-in hastily simply to add "color." These imprecise descriptors tell us little or nothing of the character or add little to sense of place, but more critically, they work against your storytelling.

This one-day seminar will help you as a writer begin to look at and for details that will serve your narrative, those components that will add another layer to your narrative by honing all of your senses to produce indelible stories. During the seminar, we will read and discuss selections crafted by writers who have mastered the art of observation, who know how to select the telling detail, and we will test our powers of visual storytelling by creating vignettes that rely on our powers of seeing/looking.

This seminar is open to students of all levels. It will be held in Los Feliz where coffee, sparkling water, and light snacks will be served.

1 SPOT LEFT
Los Feliz
One Saturday
August 25, 2021
1:00 to 5:00 pm