From understanding the importance of sensory details to mastering the art of subtext, learn the nuances of this essential technique and examine real-world examples of how to apply it effectively.
Author: Guilliean Pacheco
Guilliean Pacheco (she/her) is a Filipino-American journalist and copy editor by day; poet and creative writer by night. She earned her M.F.A. in Writing from the University of San Francisco and is an Anaphora Arts poetry fellow. She's also a member of AIR, ACES, IWW FJU, and Uproot. She’s a misplaced California girl who lives in Las Vegas normally, if one could call living there normal, on Southern Paiute land.
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