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Workshop 8

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The Power of Observation

 

Becoming a writer requires you to be student of humanity. You listen to the way people talk, you watch how they move and the gestures they make -- and then you capture that in words so others can see what you saw.

 

In class I'll test your powers of observation. How well do you notice the world around you? What do you see that others don't? Then you'll take a few days to do the activity and the writing below.

 

Activity:

This will be done outside of class. Field trip!

 

Okay, not really. We're not going anywhere as a class, but you, individually, will pick a place to do your observation and fill out the sheet below. Download and print the sheet to take with you; turn it in on the date I give you.

 

Observation sheet.doc

 

Writing:

Take one of the observations you made and use it as the seed for a new story. Who do you suppose those people were? What were they like? How did the setting affect what they did or said? What kind of lexicon would be appropriate for them? Have fun and spin a detailed story using your brief encounter as the starting place.

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