705 From Image to Page (ENGLISH)

Have you ever thought about utilizing photographs to spark your writing? Would you like to write fiction or memoir inspired by your own image archives, or from images that populate your imaginary? For my latest novel, VILLAGE WEAVERS, family pictures from the early to mid-20th century served as inspiration for character building, style, mood and setting. They led me to a deep dive into Haiti’s history and culture during that period to build the fictional world of the novel. In this 3-hour workshop, we will work from pictures as a springboard to develop characters in detail and to set scenes as a means to create a sense of place, mood and time. By the workshop’s conclusion, you will have a structure to work from, inspired by images, with strategies in your toolbox ready to deepen your research and to develop your fiction or memoir text. Don’t worry! If you don’t have any specific images in mind, I will provide some you can work from during the workshop.

Instructor

Myriam J. A. Chancy