CREATE A CHARACTER (CHARACTER IN DEPTH)
A 5-week in-person course
Location TBA
WEDNESDAYS, APRIL 7, 14, 21, 28, and MAY 5
Of all the elements of fiction, character is the most important. From the very opening pages of your story, your main character is responsible for giving the reader some reason to care and keep reading. But how do you evoke that kind of identification with the reader? This five-week series will provide several exercises to strengthen your characters, develop their backstory, handle their physical description, and create their voice. We'll look at examples of beloved characters from The Walking Dead to Breaking Bad, examine how motivation affects character, and all the techniques available in a writer's toolbox to develop a protagonist (and antagonist) a reader can't forget. This series will help you create a character, or give more depth to a character you're already working with in a work-in-progress. Note: We will be using the Edgar Award winning novel Deer Season by Erin Flanagan in class. Participants are encouraged to obtain their own copy (in any format).