In episode 18 of Cutting Chai Stories with Jayati Vora, we talk about how to create a mood with your writing. How do you create a different state of mind in your readers that wasn't there before? It's the kind of thing that I think is easier to do with more abstract forms of art, such as music, or dance, or the fine arts. Words can sometimes be more black and white. 

It's easier to show than tell. Let's look at a mood piece around the prompt of homesickness by Laura Ambler, who used to work in retail but is now exploring her creative side from the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. I can break it down for you, but there's no recipe here--take five sentences, add a dash of alliteration and a sound word or two, and that's it, you have a mood piece. You have to figure it out for yourself. The best I can do is show you how she did it. 

You can connect with Laura on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/creatingyourcommunity/ and on her podcast, also called Creating Community.

Also, my August creative writing classes for kids are now open; the theme is how to use description in your writing. More information here: https://www.gumroad.com/cuttingchaistories

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