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Matt Kendrick
Writer | Editor | Teacher
A Snow Globe on an Iceberg: World-building in short fiction
Workshop
With so little space to play with, how do we effectively bring a story’s world to life? How do best evoke place, time, and wider context without it overwhelming the story?
What's covered
What a reader needs to know.
Anchoring and re-anchoring.
Foreground vs background details.
Distillation of details.
Sensory evocation.
Writing the weather.
What to expect
A mix of visual presentation, audio/video presentation, and writing prompts.
Explanation and exploration of new ideas and different techniques.
Opportunities to plant story seedlings which can be developed at a later date.
Recording length
30 minutes
Price
£8
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