Author Linda C. McCabe will explain how writers use symbolism and archetypes to add depth to their work, in a Zoom meeting of the Tri-Valley Branch of the California Writers Club at 2 p.m. this Saturday (Dec. 19).
“The craft of writing a compelling narrative involves more than just plotting and pacing,” McCabe said. “Using symbolism and understanding archetypes will add complexity and resonance for your readers.”
The talk will include descriptions of archetypes and how they evoke unconscious emotional responses. McCabe will tell how a well-chosen character name enriches a story’s meaning and how a word’s symbolic significance adds to a descriptive passage.
Email president@trivalleywriters.org, and pay at www.trivalleywriters.org. The cost is $5 for members; $7 for nonmembers; and $3 for students ages 14-22.
McCabe is the author of the novel “Quest of the Warrior Maiden,” which was honored by the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association as Best Historical Fantasy and received an Honorable Mention from the Hollywood Book Festival.
She has a master’s degree as a historian of science from Sonoma State University and based her “Fate of the Saracen Knight” on the legends of Charlemagne. She loves to travel for historical research and has scoured museums in Paris and trekked through medieval hilltop villages in the Midi-Pyrenees.
