Story Works Round Table

conversations about craft

for writers and readers curious about writers

SWRT 245 | Emotions: their effect on story and reader

SWRT 245 | Emotions: their effect on story and reader

This week, Alida and Kathryn talk about emotions. A critical element of any story, it’s not always obvious why or when we need them. Even trickier is how to put a feeling into words that translate beyond meaning, that actually make the reader feel what the character is feeling or something more. Crafting words on the page with the goal of emotional depth, intensity, or power is a worthwhile goal for any writer.

SWRT 244 | Weaving Time into Narrative

SWRT 244 | Weaving Time into Narrative

This week, Alida and Kathryn go deeper into the subject of writing time, specifically how to handle chronology in narrative. We have three very short examples that illustrate different methods of structuring your narrative to move the story and reader through time.

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