Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, and former Washington Post dance critic Sarah L. Kaufman joins Kara Kavensky for a fascinating conversation about the hidden power of language and why the verbs we choose shape not only our writing, but the way readers experience our stories.

Sarah's latest book, VERB YOUR ENTHUSIASM: HOW TO MASTER THE ART OF THE VERB AND TRANSFORM YOUR WRITING, isn't a grammar book. It's an invitation to think differently about storytelling.

SARAH L. KAUFMAN

Website: https://sarahlkaufman.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahlkaufmanwriter

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahlkaufman/

KARA KAVENSKY

Website: Kara Kavensky

Visit Kara’s website to receive updates and pre-order her new memoir, TELL ME ABOUT JOY.

Record Scratch with Kara is sponsored by Adam Gibson Design and Remain Relevant, a corporate storytelling masterclass

Produced by Marilou Marosz

Original music written and performed by Adam W. Gibson

TIMESTAMPS

[01:09] Intro - Sarah Kaufman

[02:54] Verbs in great writing

[04:38] Overused verbs

[06:31] VERB YOUR ENTHUSIASM origin story

[07:47] Transformative writing techniques

[08:22] Teaching and writing

[10:36] Workshops and writing groups

[11:43] The expressive potential in verbs

[15:59] Becoming and developing a writer

[18:24] The typewriter as assistive technology

[19:49] Learning from parents

[21:01] Learning from authors

[23:06] A message for writers