![]() The passage below is the opening of the marvelous Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. conveys images with fresh but natural language.is rich, layered, and descriptive, but not overwrought or sentimental.Here’s a sample of the kind of in-depth lessons included in the Lyrical Language Lab 8-week course, excerpted from the lesson on lyrical prose. If you feel like you are doing the basics right, but you need to move to the next level with your writing–this course is for you.īasically, if you want to improve your control over your use of language–yep, this course is for you! If you’ve looked at one-day online conferences and worried that they were too general–this course is for you. If you’ve asked me about a course on poetry or verse picture books–this course is for you. I am going to co-teach Lyrical Language Lab with Renée this fall! That means half your feedback will come from Renée, and half will come from me. It’s an excellent advanced course that’s particularly appealing to me as a picture book writer and poet, though the language skills explored in depth inform ALL kinds of writing. That’s what the Lyrical Language Lab is all about.įor years, I’ve heard awesome things about Renée LaTulippe’s fabulous online course, and I’ve recommended that others check it out. #Lyrical writing how toSo really drilling down to the nitty-gritty of words, how they work, and how to choose the most effective ones is a super skill for writers. They aren’t leading to the sound or rhythm or voice that we want. But sometimes the right words are elusive. So many words! Everything we create depends on them. ![]()
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