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Alchemizing Real-Life Experience for the Page: In this workshop, Sydnee will teach writers how to take real-life experiences and transform them for the page.
Participants will explore:
Practical strategies for both fiction and nonfiction writers looking to enrich their work with authentic experience
- How to mine memory for vivid, specific details that deepen emotional resonance
- The difference between recounting an experience and shaping it into story
- Techniques for identifying the emotional core of a real-life moment
- How to use literary devices — such as imagery, structure, voice, and metaphor — to elevate personal material
- When to stay close to lived truth and when to adapt for narrative strength
- Craft examples from Sydnee’s Kokila list that demonstrate real-life inspiration on the page
How do you use memory to generate words and make a story more emotionally resonant? And how can you use literary devices to enrich what you've experienced? Non-fiction and fiction writers will benefit from this workshop, learning from the examples Sydnee brings from her list at Kokila.
About Writing Barn Craft Webinars:
Industry professionals: authors, agents, editors, etc. facilitate these events. Price points are low and attendance is high, anywhere from 50-200+ attendees. Writing craft and industry engagement are explored. *REPLAYS are made available for all registrants 2 business days after the event and are available for a limited time.*
Sydnee Monday edits children’s books at Kokila/Penguin Random House that teach young people about love through history, art, imagination, community, and playfulness.
A descendant of Race Massacre survivors and newspaper publishers in Tulsa, Oklahoma’s historic Greenwood District, she studied Film and English at Howard University. They’ve written for NPR, Marvel Studios, Washington City Paper, and more.
A descendant of Race Massacre survivors and newspaper publishers in Tulsa, Oklahoma’s historic Greenwood District, she studied Film and English at Howard University. They’ve written for NPR, Marvel Studios, Washington City Paper, and more.
About Sydnee Monday
