Multiperspectivity: n. a narrative technique by which the writer shows more than one perspective/narrator to the reader in order to complicate, enhance, expand, cross-check, distort, and/or clarify the story. In this class, we’ll tackle the art of integrating and intertwining multiple perspectives in our stories! We’ll read and discuss short-form pieces that demonstrate multiperspectivity. We’ll specifically analyze what multiple perspectives do for a story (and why we can’t achieve the same effect with only one perspective), and how to craft and knit perspectives together. These craft techniques are applicable for both short-form and long-form writing (ie, short stories and novels alike).Bring your half-baked story idea; your flimsy first draft; the chapter of your memoir that you just can’t get right—and a willingness to turn it on its head.
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Details: The Art of Multiperspectivity with Kayla Degala-Paraíso takes place Saturday, April 5 from 1:00-3:00pm remotely online via Zoom.
Prerequisite: None
Genre: Multigenre
Level: All levels
Format: Craft Talk
Location: This class takes place remotely online via Zoom.
Size: Limited to 25 participants.
Scholarships: Two scholarship spots are available for this class for writers in Northeast Ohio. Apply by December 16.
Cancellations & Refunds: Cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the first class meeting to receive a full refund. Email info@litcleveland.org.
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Kayla Degala-Paraíso (she/they) is a Filipinx-American writer, consultant, and teacher based in Los Angeles. She teaches independently and through Grub Street. She is also a social justice activist, focusing on the intersection of labor, immigration, gender-based violence, and human rights. Blending the real and the mystical, her creative work often meditates on place, loss, and memory.
This class takes place remotely online via Zoom.
Cleveland OH
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