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We're often told to write vivid, lifelike, cinematic scenes, whether in our novels, nonfiction, memoir, or essays. But how do you do that effectively? What elements work most effectively to bring a place and the action within it to life? How can we immerse our readers in a moment while also accessing the narrator or characters' interiority, whether they're fictional or real-life? And how do you identify those moments that need scenes versus can be shared with exposition?

In this generative, interactive 2-SESSION workshop—which is great for emerging and established writers—you'll: 

• Craft and revise at least two brand-new scenes

• Receive feedback from your instructor and peers

• Learn a framework you can apply to future scenes, and practice it with exercises

• Ask questions and talk about writing in a supportive, constructive atmosphere

Andy Dehnart is a writer and teacher whose writing has appeared on NPR and in The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Vulture, Playboy, The Daily Beast, and other publications. His memoir-in-progress, I’m Here to Make Friends, was longlisted for the 2022 First Pages Prize. Andy holds an MFA from Bennington College, and taught nonfiction writing and journalism for more than 20 years, including as an assistant professor of practice at Stetson University in Florida. Andy is president of the Television Critics Association, and also publishes and writes reality blurred, which has, since 2000, offered analysis and reporting on unscripted television. It won an Excellence in Journalism award from NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2023) and an L.A. Press Club National A&E Journalism Award (2021).