Mastering Emotional Honesty: A KYD Writers Workshop
Learn how to hone an emotionally honest writer’s voice in fiction and memoir with Dr Lee Kofman.
Emotional honesty is a must-have for writers of both fiction and memoir, but such writing can be challenging and uncomfortable. Emotional honesty matters from the very beginning – when we decide what story to tell. It is also crucial in fine-tuning our writer’s voice, in capturing, vividly, the complexity of human emotions. Through a series of writing exercises and insights, this workshop will teach you how to ensure emotional honesty in your storytelling.
You will learn:
- About the concept of emotional honesty in writing
- To hone an emotionally honest writer’s voice
- Strategies to avoid moralising, sentimentality and nostalgia
- How to write authentic characters who ring emotionally true
- To describe complex emotions in concrete terms
For more information, including how to sign up for this workshop, please click here.
