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Episode 41: The Moment I Knew Everything Was About to Change
Category: Arts
Duration: 00:30:09
Publish Date: 2018-02-05 18:00:00
Description: We’re in season 5! We decided, after 40 episodes, to follow a schedule. So please look out for us on the first Wednesday of every month. On this episode, we’re talking about moments. Going to a moment is a storytelling technique that requires the narrator to first remember something dramatic or important and then paint a scene. This technique works in memoir writing, fiction writing, in college essays and in your business marketing materials. If you remember a moment from childhood or last week, or whenever, there’s probably a reason. There’s probably a story there. Our job, as writers, is to discover why these moments have stayed with us. Student Karen Collazo is our first storyteller. Karen goes to a moment that takes her back to another moment that she fleshes out in scenes. Fleshing out the scene, really staying in the moment gives the story depth and clarity and helps the story come alive, like a movie. The second story is from inmate Luis Aracena. Luis is one of Allison’s students at the Dade Correctional Institution where she’s a facilitator for Exchange for Change. Luis reads his story American Hero. This episode is sponsored by poet, speaker, and teacher Albert Flynn DeSilver, author of the new book: Writing as a Path to Awakening. Writing Class Radio is a podcast where you’ll hear true personal stories from the students in our class and learn a little about how to write your own stories. Writing Class Radio is equal parts heart and art. By heart we mean the truth in a story. By art we mean the craft of writing. No matter what’s going on in our lives, writing class is where we tell the truth. It’s where we work out our shit, and figure out who we are. There’s no place in the world like writing class. And we want to bring you in. Writing Class Radio is co-hosted by student Allison Langer (www.allisonlanger.com) and teacher Andrea Askowitz (www.andreaaskowitz.com). Writing Class Radio is produced by Virginia Lora, Misha Mehrel, Andrea Askowitz and Allison Langer. We are sponsored by and recorded at the University of Miami School of Communication. Our fall writing contest is almost over! The prompt is Secret Pleasure. Get your story on the podcast. Deadline is Feb. 14, 2018. Details at writingclassradio.com. Thank you for contributing to our 20+2 Campaign. Keep sending in your donations. We’re part of a movement that’s changing the world, one story at a time. And we are using your donations to create instructional videos. So, thank you! Theme music by Ari Herstand. Additional music by TJ North and Podington Bear. You can find all our music on our website. There’s more writing class on our website (www.writingclassradio.com), twitter (@wrtgclassradio) and Facebook. There’s no better way to understand ourselves and each other than by writing and sharing our stories. Everyone has a story. What’s yours?
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