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The #1 thing that draws readers into your story (and how to do it right)
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13 January 2017
Oakland, CA
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I've waited months to tell you about this.
Last September, I was having coffee with writing coach Lynn Johnston. We'd met at a conference and wanted to get to know each other better.
I started telling her about a seminar I was about to give at a romance writer's convention in Seattle (Emerald City).
As soon as Lynn understood the concepts I was describing, she knew she needed to take this class. Immediately.
"Where else are you teaching this?" she asked.
"I'm not sure," I said.
"You're going to make an online version of the course, right?" she pressed.
I hesitated. "Um, probably?"
I'd invented a method for drawing readers more deeply into your story...
...and it was driving her nuts that it wasn't available. (Lynn called it a "brilliant method.")
So she asked:
"What can I do to help you turn this into an online course, so that everyone can benefit from it?"
We put our heads together and came up with the idea we'd do a live training...
...where I would teach the method to Lynn while you watch.
You're going to get to see Lynn apply the method to her own writing as she learns it, right along with you.
Beyond the 5 Senses
January 18th, 2017 5:30pm-7:00pm PST
What is my method for drawing readers more deeply into our stories?
It starts with building a character's sensory palette.
Human beings experience the world through more than 20 senses, which the brain assembles into a vivid map of reality.
When you write from your character's map, i.e. their complete sensory palette...
...your reader experiences your story the same way that they experience things happening to them in real life.
This causes your reader's mirror neurons fire.
Those mirror neurons trigger your reader's imagination, bringing the story world to life.
Mirror neurons also create empathy for your characters, making the reader care about what's happening in your story.
Along with Lynn, you're also going to learn:
- The more than 20 senses that make up the full spectrum of human experience
- How to build a sensory palette for your characters that shapes their personality, their worldview, and their actions
- How to choose verbs, metaphors, similes, and descriptions that express the character’s sensory palette
- How to use your character’s sensory palette to clarify your setting and enhance your characters’ goals and motivations
- How cadence and rhythm reflect a character’s unique sensory palette
Even better, I will show how to edit your character's sensory palette into your story after you've written the first draft...
...so you don't have to worry about slowing down to remember any of these techniques when you're writing your rough draft.
When you register for this training, you'll get: - Your seat in the live online training, plus the replay recording in video and audio.
- A worksheet to help cement your understanding of the techniques.
- A transcript of the webinar.
If you register before the live training is over, you’ll also get these bonuses:
- An 18-minute TED-style talk of me sharing about writing from the full sensory spectrum (in audio format)
- Over 50% off to the live February 2017 course “Edit Your Novel Structure for Emotional Impact” with Beth Barany
- A 50% off coupon for Lynn Johnston's course, "How to Plot a Series That Rocks"
- A special report: "On How a Growth Mindset Helps You Edit Your Novel" by Beth Barany
You can learn more (and reserve your seat) at:
http://30daywritingchallengefornovelists.bethbarany.com/trigger-mirror-neurons/
Best wishes,
Beth
P.S. Lynn has never done anything like this before (and neither have I) ... letting you guys watch over her shoulder while she learns a new technique and tries to apply it right off the bat.
(Can you tell I'm both excited and a little nervous?)
This is what Lynn had to say in her marketing of this event: "...Beth is one of the few teachers I know who breaks things down thoroughly like I do. She's a master at explaining techniques in a practical, easy-to-understand way.
If she wasn't one of the best teachers I've ever studied with, I wouldn't be brave enough to do this live!"
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P.P.S. A request to you! I'm starting a Patreon account as a way to share my novels with the world. If you can help, even $1, that would mean the world to me and all my readers.
beth@bethbarany.com
Barany School of Fiction
Writer's Fun Zone blog
Photo Credit: by c. 2014 Vivienne McMaster
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