Description
It is often the smallest moment where the greatest revelation comes to light. The stories that draw us in the deepest are born from these snapshots because it is inside their tiniest detail where we as humans connect. So many gorgeous picture books—Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, The Snowy Day, and Owl Moon (to name a few)—are small moments that tell a big story. Developing these small moments is just as important in novels.
Learning Objectives/Outcomes
In this session, we will explore the power of “small moments” in middle grade and young adult fiction. Then we will excavate our own small moment story, stretching it into a scene, and discussing how it can fit inside the arc of a bigger story.
Who is this for?
Anyone writing a novel for young readers, including chapter books, middle grade, and young adult.
Format
An online presentation on Zoom with hands-on exercises and a Q&A at the end.
Price
$25
Includes access to the live workshop and the recording for 30 days
About the Presenter
Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo is the author of Each of Us a Universe (in which she collaborated with Ndengo Gladys Mwilelo), A Galaxy of Sea Stars, and Ruby in the Sky, which earned two starred reviews and which Booklist called “quietly magical.”