Whether you’re in the midst of your manuscript or just starting out, in this workshop you will develop your main (or a secondary) character through writing about them. We will start with exercises designed to ground your understanding of the character you choose. We will then read a well-regarded short story and participate in a guided discussion of the fundamentals of character-development craft at work in that story and in general. In the second half of the workshop, we will take inspiration from the readings and write, responding to prompts designed to help us explore our character’s desires and motivations. Each writer can expect to leave this course with new work and a new or enhanced awareness of essential craft elements of character development that they can use in their current and future works-in-progress.
About Carol Mitchell
Carol Mitchell is the author of the novel What Start Bad a Mornin’ (Central Avenue) and nineteen books for children, including three published by HarperCollins UK. She holds an MFA, and is the recipient of a number of fellowships including from the Virginia Center for Creative Arts and Kimmel Harding Nelson Center. She teaches writing at George Mason University and is currently working on a short-story collection and a novel.
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