Deepening Reader Engagement Through Emotional & Sensory Detail

Emotion and sensory detail are important aspects of engaging the reader and providing relatable characters and experiences. This workshop will focus on infusing the story with emotion and provide exercises for including sensory details in your fiction, beyond the standard five senses. Topics covered: Show Don’t Tell: Emotion through character lens It’s All About Access: Interiority, thoughts, actions and dialogue Let’s Get Visceral: Using all the senses and thinking beyond the standard five senses Takeaway: Writers will have a better understanding of what we mean by Show Don’t Tell when it comes to conveying emotion and sensory detail and improved skills for deepening reader engagement through character lens.