In this interactive, hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to weave together the three strands of plot/emotion, place, and character into a single, gripping scene. Mitali will help us to engage the five senses in creating a sense of place to transport readers directly into the scene. You will have the opportunity to write during the event and get feedback on the spot from Mitali in a guided, positive discussion.
Magic Carpet: Creating a Sense of Place in Fiction, with Mitali Perkins.
In this interactive, hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to weave together the three strands of plot/emotion, place, and character into a single, gripping scene. Mitali will help us to engage the five senses in creating a sense of place to transport readers directly into the scene. You will have the opportunity to write during the event and get feedback on the spot from Mitali in a guided, positive discussion.
Mitali Perkins (mitaliperkins.com) has written many books for young readers, including You Bring the Distant Near (nominated for a National Book Award) and Rickshaw Girl (adapted into a film by Sleeperwave Productions), all of which explore crossing different kinds of borders. Her goal is to make readers laugh or cry, preferably both, as long as their hearts are widening. She lives and writes in the East Bay.