StoryCraft Talk: Story Roots & Adaptation

# Story Roots: Adaptation & the Heart of the Story

What survives when a story moves from one version to the next?
What falls away, what gets distorted, and what keeps us recognizing its heart, whether we're looking at a fairy tale, a myth, a film remake, or a novel reimagined for the screen?
Join writer, narrative consultant, and writing instructor Chevahn Brown for Story Roots: Adaptation & the Heart of the Story, a live, single-session workshop exploring the craft of adaptation.

We'll dig into how writers identify the emotional core of a story and decide what to keep, what to change, and what to build new. We'll look at real examples of adaptation across mediums and eras, then turn the lens on your own work.

Come with a story you're drawn to adapting: a myth or fairy tale, a film or script, a novel, a piece of folklore, or even a story of your own that you'd like to revisit. You'll apply adaptation methods directly to that story during the workshop and begin shaping your own version around the elements that speak to you most.

Whether you're actively working on an adaptation or simply want to understand why some stories can be retold again and again without losing what makes them powerful, this workshop is an opportunity to get underneath the surface of story and find the roots that hold it together.

Thursday, September 10 at 7:00 PM Eastern
Live on Zoom
Tickets: $25

### Hosted by the MetroWest Writers' Guild

This workshop is proudly hosted through the MetroWest Writers' Guild, a Massachusetts nonprofit writing community dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and inspiring writers in MetroWest and beyond.
The Guild brings writers together through workshops, classes, write-ins, events, and an active creative community. If you're looking for more opportunities to learn your craft, meet other writers, and actually make space for your writing, they're an incredible local resource and community to know.
Learn more about the MetroWest Writers' Guild:
https://metrowestwriters.org/

### Registration

Please note: RSVP'ing on Meetup does not register you for the workshop. Tickets must be purchased directly through the MetroWest Writers' Guild.

Purchase your ticket here:
https://metrowestwriters.myshopify.com/products/single-session-chevahn-brown-teaches-story-roots-adaptation-the-heart-of-the-story?variant=48092407169198&mc_cid=8f74bc43f1&mc_eid=cc276beb4a
After purchasing your ticket, you'll receive the Zoom registration information by email. The workshop will also be recorded, with the recording available to registered students for three months afterward.

Bring a story. Find its roots. Then decide what your version wants to become.