Setting the Scene

ONDMEAND WEBINAR DESCRIPTION:

This session will provide information and insight to the importance of choosing a setting for your story. We will touch on setting as it relates to your plot and characters, how setting can tie into themes, and how to create an atmosphere that matches the tone of your story. We will engage with different types of settings in varying genres of young adult literature, learn about writing a place as if it is a character itself, and the nuances of deciding on the best setting for your story to take place.

INSTRUCTOR BIO:

Kyrie McCauley spent her childhood climbing trees in dresses and reading books during class. She is the author of If These Wings Could Fly, recipient of the William C. Morris Award, and We Can Be Heroes, a Walden Award Finalist. Kyrie holds a Master of Science in Social Policy from the University of Pennsylvania and has worked in advocacy and development for non-profit organizations. She lives near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with her family, four cats, and a dog that eats books and is never sorry.