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How Do You Keep 'em Reading?
Reading interp on USS Midway, San Diego, CA
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A great headline and gorgeous graphics help draw readers in--but what keeps them reading?
Details bring the reader more fully into the topic and experience. Details can also dictate the pace of a passage by slowing down or speeding up the interval between actions. They can create tone, too. Using details is part of what "showing, not telling" is all about.
Use detail wisely, and readers will read--and remember!
Here's an example.
The doe stood on the hillside. It raised its head and sniffed the air.
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The doe stepped out from under the dark canopy of aspen and pine, pausing in the splash of sunlight that warmed the meadow. Cautiously, quickly, she tested the scent first north, then east, before flicking an ear.
Try this:
Put a common object (or an object that you want to write about) in front of you. List at least twenty details for that object. Be exhaustive in your detailing of it. Keep going! (Can you do forty?) Next, go back over what you've written and pick out the "electric" details --the ones that make you zing when you think about them. (Trust your instincts and intuition on this.) Now, write about the object using your electric details. |
Concise.
Focused.
Inspirational.
Engaging.
That's what Interpretive pioneer Freeman Tilden said interpretive writing should strive for. It's also what past workshop attendees say about the Interpretive Writing Intensive. (Well, okay, maybe not always concise...)
To find out more, visit our web site or call Judy:
970/416-6353 or 888/886-9289.
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Interpretive
Writing Intensive
is coming to historic
Penn Center
St. Helena Island, South Carolina
April 19-24, 2010
This
highly interactive workshop is designed for
interpreters who write.
- If
you struggle with writing--
- If you wish your writing were more powerful,
persuasive, and effective--
- If your creativity and efficiency could use
a boost--
- If you want your writing to make a difference--
Then this is
the workshop for you!
ALL INCLUSIVE,
4-day/5-night workshop with optional 6th night at historic Penn Center, St. Helena Island, South Carolina.
Arrive Monday between 3:00 and 6:00 on April 19, 2010
Depart Saturday morning, April 24, 2010
Optional: Stay an extra day to explore, including the Port Royal soft shell crab festival; depart on Sunday, April 25, 2010
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Arnett House, Penn Center | All Inclusive Price
$1690.00
includes-
the workshop,
- lodging (5
nights) at Penn Center's Arnett House,
- snacks and meals from Monday
evening
through Friday night.
Lodging is shared room, maximum 2 people per
room; single premium available, please call 888/886-9289 for pricing.
Optional Saturday night
$75.00
includes lodging at
Penn Center's Arnett House, April 24, 2010. Please note: this fee is for lodging only
and does not include meals or transportation.
Register together and save!
Group registration:
Register three or more people at the same time and save $50 per person!
You don't have to be from the same site or organization--just register
together and you'll each save $50.
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