This session dives into building a prose work scene-by-scene and using cinematic techniques to write key moments that immerse the reader in the character's point of view, tension, and setting, and stand out with lyricism and dynamism. We'll dissect a scene from my new novel, The Other Beautiful People, and discuss how "being a camera" creates a moment that can define an entire work of prose.

This session will include lecture, discussion, and generative writing exercises designed for you to write scenes that resonate.
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CAROLINE BOCK is the author of THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (Regal House Publishing, 2026), a workplace love story, which was inspired by her two-decade career as a marketing and public relations executive in cable television, notably at Bravo, IFC, and IFC Films. She is also the author of the young adult novels LIE and Before My Eyes (St. Martin’s Press), the latter of which was optioned by Tangerine Entertainment, and the award-winning short story collection Carry Her Home (WWPH). Her short work appears in the Best Microfiction 2026, and many other literary journals. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, where she studied creative writing with Raymond Carver, and holds an MFA in Fiction from the City College of New York. She is the co-president and prose editor at the Washington Writers’ Publishing House in Washington, DC. More about her at www.carolinebockofficialauthor.site