Bring your characters to life on the page!
When writing a novel, we must know our primary characters inside and out. We need to understand their desires, motivations, and frustrations, their histories, and their futures. This workshop will focus on the development of authentic characters. Participants will explore the main character(s) in their novels-in-progress as both autonomous and residing within the context of the other novelistic elements, while also examining the challenge of creating and integrating these various elements into a cohesive and credible whole. Participants should expect to spend 3-5 hours a week on work.
Learn at your own pace: This workshop will take place over Wet Ink, which is an asynchronous creative writing platform. The instructor will post a lesson and assignment at the beginning of each week, and participants can log in and read the lessons/post assignments/comment on other classmates’ work at their convenience. Shortly before the start date, participants will receive an invite from Wet Ink to create their login info and access the class. Please check your spam if you don’t see it.
In this workshop you’ll learn:
- Your character’s past and future
- Your character’s motivations
- How the plot will bring about your character’s arc
- How to reveal your character on the page
Time requirements
- Three to five hours of work outside of class.
Materials
- All reading materials will be provided.
Who should take this workshop?
- This workshop is designed for writers looking to add dimension to their fictional characters.
If you need an accommodation for this workshop, please contact us at access@{{{{homeurl_non_www}}}}. We will attempt to fulfill all requests, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
