Writers reveal characters not only through their actions and dialogue, but also by sharing their interior lives—their thoughts, emotions, memories, and dreams. Interiority builds reader empathy in part by helping readers understand characters’ motivations—why they do what they do. So it’s a critical tool in any fiction writer’s toolbox. But how do you write interiority?

In this workshop, we’ll:

- Define interiority and discuss its relationship to both person and point of view
- Discuss the effect of interiority on the reader
- Examine outstanding examples of interiority from classic and contemporary fiction
- Use in-class exercises to practice enriching passages of dialogue and action with interiority

This workshop is limited to twelve participants. Call the library at 207-236-3642 to reserve you spot.

Author/Instructor Bio:

Laura Bonazzoli’s short-story cycle, "Consecration Pond," was praised by Publishers Weekly as “a solid, meditative collection of interconnected short stories that . . . leave a haunting impression.” Her debut novel, "Our Share of Morning," will be published by Sibylline Press in September 2025. Her short fiction, poetry, and essays have been published in dozens of literary magazines and several anthologies. She works as a freelance editor and ghostwriter, and teaches creative writing with Maine Media College and Workshops.