The Art of Story
Date:
With:
Arnold Zable
Rating:
EARLY, EMERGING
Summary:
You have a story to tell, or ideas for stories, whether from your own life or elsewhere. But what is the best way to tell your story? And the best way to structure and craft it?
Details
Should you go for fiction or non-fiction? Novel or memoir, autobiography or short story? There are techniques common to all genres, and hybrids that cross the boundaries. At the heart of story is imagination and the technique of scene construction.
Through information, feedback, discussion and writing exercises, find out all you need to know to tell a story.
You will learn
- How to discover the best way to tell your story
- How to construct scenes and how to move from scene to scene
- Ways of writing place and character
- How to approach structure- the interplay between spontaneity and planning
- The deeper meaning of imagination, whether writing fiction or non-fiction
About Arnold Zable
Arnold Zable is an acclaimed Australian writer and the author of novels, memoirs, biography, and short story. His books include Jewels and Ashes, The Fig Tree, Café Scheherazade, Scraps of Heaven, Sea of Many Returns, Violin Lessons, and The Fighter. He is the author of numerous essays, features, columns, and works for theatre. He has a doctorate from the School of Creative Arts, Melbourne University, and has been a guest lecturer, writer in residence, and conductor of workshops, both internationally and at a range of universities, writers centres and regional areas throughout Australia.