Saturday at the 2014 LDStorymakers Conference, I got to present on gesture crutches! So many wonderful friends turned out at 8 AM, or sat on the floor or even stood to listen to this presentation—thank you! IF YOU WERE IN THE CLASS AND DID NOT GET THE EMAIL SIGNUP SHEET TO RECEIVE CLASS FILES, PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW!
So, what are gesture crutches?
Smiling, nodding, laughing, sighing, frowning—they’re all the little gestures we use every day to convey meaning, and they can creep into every page of our writing. These overused actions quickly become flat clichés, sapping your story’s power. Come learn how to find these common “gesture crutches,” discover new strategies to fix them, and use the smallest gestures to personalize your characters.
How do we do this? Check out my presentation to learn more, and be sure to stay tuned for more resources tomorrow!
VERY helpful! Thanks for the class & slideshow. The slide was is very clever, but I couldn’t see it in class. It was much easier to read it on line.
It pointed me in a new verbal direction to improve my story. Thanks.
Jordan, I enjoyed your presentation very much at Storymakers. I didn’t get the class files, and I very much wanted to try the macro you talked about. Can you try to send the files to this account?