Thursday May 28, 2020
ONLINE WORKSHOP
7pm via Zoom
Writing in Isolation: Narrating Our Characters' Consciousness in Fiction
The current moment in which we find ourselves is an opportunity to consider interiority, specifically the interiority of our characters, their feelings and emotional experiences. But how might we do this? In this workshop, we will explore third-person modes for representing the consciousness of our characters, closely read literary passages as examples and build toward an understanding of how we might employ these devices in our own writing. Open to all levels.
Vanessa Jimenez Gabb is the author of Pink Salt (Rescue Press, 2021) and Images for Radical Politics (Rescue Press, 2016). Recent work has appeared in The Poetry Project Newsletter, PEN America Poetry Series, The Brooklyn Rail and The Brooklyn Poets Anthology. She has taught at St. John’s University and Newark Academy, and for Brooklyn Poets and The International Women Writers Guild. She is from and lives in Brooklyn, NY where she runs the literary coaching arm of Collective Consciousness NYC, Inc. She is currently at work on her debut novel. More at vanessajimenezgabb.com
Carla Drysdale’s poetry books include All Born Perfect (Kelsay Books, 2019); Inheritance (Finishing Line PSign up at genevawriters@gmail.com
Payments can be made online via the GWG website
