Ever gotten feedback like ‘didn’t connect with the character’? You’re probably struggling with interiority. Interiority helps your reader connect to the character, plot, and world through inner thoughts, emotions, reactions, and visceral responses.
In this workshop with editor Jeni Chappelle, you’ll discover:
- how to give meaning to your character’s reactions
- why good interiority helps the reader connect more
- the best balance of interiority for your age and genre
- what tools work for studying interiority
Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 3 Lessons
- Lifetime
Instructor
Jeni Chappelle is an independent editor and writing instructor. She has helped more than two hundred books into the world with major publishers, small presses, and indie authors, including bestselling and award-winning authors. A late-diagnosed AuDHD eldest daughter/former gifted kid, Jeni has been called a word wizard and a book doula but considers herself a hobbit (minus the hairy feet) and lives in NC with her family and way too many pets: two dogs, seven cats, and an aquatic turtle.
Stop guessing. Start deciding.
Grounded publishing guidance
For a limited time, get my core revision and querying toolkit
• Query template
• Synopsis template
• Flexible beat sheet
• Filler and filter word list
You’ll also get clear, concrete insights on the market, craft, querying, and revision to help committed novelists decide what to do next, based on my work with thousands of manuscripts and writers just like you.
Practical tools. Market-aware insight. Clear next steps.