How do you expand and enrich the narrative in first-person writing when your personal experience doesn’t illustrate all you need it to? You don’t have to be a capital R reporter or capital J journalist to get people to talk to you! Reportorial skills are not innate, or “trade secrets” — anyone can ask questions and gather material to broaden their narrative and the story they’re trying to tell. In this craft seminar, we’ll discuss how to interview people (including how to make requests), basic research strategies, and tips and best practices for creatively gathering material to write rich and powerful scenes and make your first-person writing come alive.
Writers will engage in in-class writing exercises (please bring something to write with) as well as discussions of their ideas and works.
