Making Emotions Concrete
Sep 16, 2025
Online event
To make emotions real to readers, writers need to go beyond the stereotypical eye roll or shrug. Often the tools for making more effective choices already exist in a rough draft. Join Anne-Marie Strohman to learn more about bringing emotions to life in your work.
To make emotions real to readers, writers need to go beyond the stereotypical eye roll or shrug. Often the tools for making more effective choices already exist in a rough draft. Manuscripts are peppered with objects and character interests that can be used strategically to communicate a character’s emotions to the reader–and make the reader feel them too. Through exercises based on a current work-in-progress, writers will learn how to use metaphors and objects as concrete expressions of emotion and develop a range of options to incorporate into their work. The webinar will be recorded, and a replay will be available for 30 days after the live event.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Virtual
7pm-8:15pm Eastern Daylight Time
$30/$15 for premium members
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Anne-Marie Strohman writes stories for children of all ages, from picture books to YA, and has published short stories for adults and young adults. She holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She founded KidLit Craft, an online resource for writers, where she co-hosts the KidLit Craft podcast, writes craft articles, and teaches novel writing classes. She is honored to have served as the 2022-23 Scholar-in-Residence for SCBWI SF/South. She lives with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area and finds all her best ideas on local hiking trails.