Coming Up at the San Francisco Writing Salon
From Real Life to Fiction
The Art of Blending Fact and Imagination
- When
- Sat May 10, 2008
- Where
- The Writing Salon
- Time
- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Tags
- Literary Arts, Writing Groups, Writing Schools
Description
Where do stories come from? What happens when life and writing intersect? How does a writer reconcile her memories with the elements of fiction—plot, setting, point of view, theme, and dialogue? “Writers work hard to transform personal experience into engrossing stories,” says instructor David Booth. “The challenge is to isolate dramatic and more mundane moments from the past and to exaggerate them a little, or a lot, as a way of making meaning.”In this workshop for writers of all levels, you’ll explore the use of personal experiences in fiction writing. You’ll see how several contemporary writers draw on personal experience to short stories and novels. You’ll experiment with a variety of eye-opening exercises and narrative techniques that will help you bring the people and places you’ve known to life on the page. You’ll talk about some of the challenges and risks of autobiography in fiction writing. You’ll end the day by actually writing a few paragraphs of your new stories.
More Info
- Link
- http://www.writingsalons.com
- Call
- 415.609.2468
- Contact Form (account required)
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