Sunday, Dec 14, 2014
2:30 – 5:30 pm
The Ink Spot/San Diego Writers, Ink
Liberty Station, Barracks 16
For more info and to register: sandiegowriters.org

In prose, the purpose of the sentence is to lead the reader to the next sentence. But more than that: The sentence carries the rhythm, the tone, the meaning of the whole piece. Sentences reveal character and move the action; they create the voice that is unique to the writer and the story. This workshop will focus on sentences. We’ll review examples from the masters, and look at some of our own to determine if they’re doing the work we’ve put them on the page to do. We’ll also create fresh sentences, trying our hand at painting pictures, evoking emotions, seducing readers. For all writers, fiction, nonfiction; experienced and otherwise.

In this series of monthly workshops, we’ll explore the many and varied aspects of creative writing from the writer’s voice (what is it, how do you find it, and what do you do with it once you’ve discovered it?) to elements of style (sentences and other structures, telling details, show and tell), to questions of craft (plot vs. character, description vs. action, narrative strategies) and other literary nooks and crannies. Each workshop will include examples from noted writers, in-class exercises, lively dialogue exchanges and an opportunity to work with other writers in a supportive, friendly community.