Want to have your writing sparkle with life? Evoke emotions in your readers (even if it’s your most important reader – you) by considering the five senses – sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch – in your writing.
In this Sense-ational Writing workshop, writer Robyne Young will, through examples and writing, introduce you to techniques you can use to make your writing more descriptive and bring the reader into the world you’re creating, whether you’re writing short or long fiction, poetry or non-fiction e.g., memoir, articles or blog posts.
Robyne recently won the Historical Novel Society Australasia Pitch Contest where the first 500 words of her unpublished novel, Moon Child, were judged against six other entries. Judges, Meredith Curnow (Random House), Gaby Naher (Left Bank Literary) and Rochelle Fernandez (Alex Adsett Agency) gave their responses to the writing.
Gaby Naher said after she read the pitch and the premise of the work she thought –
‘… well this is a wild open field, this is potentially very interesting. So, then comes the writing which I just found really, really, beautiful and evocative.’
Meredith Curnow –
I found the writing incredibly evocative as well. One of the things I’ll often caution new writers on is their overuse of metaphors and imagery – just try to tell the story in this though the turtle and the child – not something that would ever have occurred to me before, but the child on its back and pulling the blankets up and the way of the turtle, just nearly broke my heart. I really was incredibly moved by it.
Rochelle Fernandez –
The concept of displaced people interests me and that’s what I liked about this, it’s a displaced person’s story that’s very specific, but that whole theme of being different is a universal theme I think. And it feels prophetic. It draws me in because it’s telling me all these things are going to happen, but they haven’t happened yet and I liked that. And the chicken killing was just wildly shocking. I wasn’t expecting that.
This workshop is suitable for Year 12 students.
Testimonials from the Write Freely workshop program
‘It was a rewarding experience to have the guidance and expertise of Robyne who brought her insights as a journalist, published author of short stories, and more recently a novel. Her approach was warm and encouraging no matter how much experience the five of us brought to these sessions. The forum was relaxed and interactive. All participants felt comfortable to make contributions and were able to present their own work confidently.’ Martin, Albury
‘It was a positive experience being able to listen and share thoughts amongst like-minded folk.’
Mark, Albury
Places are limited to 10 so book your place here
