Layering Drafts Like a Slow Building Topography with George Weinstein

<p>Imagine building a world in a place that history forgot to bring to life that which would otherwise not be remembered. In this edition of the Florida Writer Podcast with host <a href= "https://alisonnissen.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alison Nissen</a>, Alison talks about worldbuilding with <a href= "http://www.georgeweinstein.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">George Weinstein</a>. George begins with place, then layers, one at a time, the setting, dialogue, senses, to build a topography that is vivid and lush. </p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">George Weinstein is the author of the suspense thriller <em>Watch What You Say</em>; the Southern historical novel<em> Hardscrabble Road</em>; the Southern mystery <em>Aftermath</em>; the novel of forgotten U.S. history <em>The Five Destinies of Carlos Moreno</em>; and the contemporary romance <em>The Caretaker</em>. His work also has been published in <em>Writer’s Digest</em> and in regional and national anthologies, including <em>A Cup of Comfort for Writers</em>. </span>George is also the Executive Director and twice-former President of the Atlanta Writers Club and has managed the Atlanta Writers Conference for more than a decade, helping more than three thousand writers on their quest for publication.</p>