Languages & Culture
Creative Writing: Taster: Creating Well-Rounded Characters
Course details
Course code
Q00019613Course date
Start: 04/12/24
End: 04/12/24
Number of classes
1 sessionsTutor
Nicola TorodeFee range
Free to 拢11.10
How you'll learn
Venue
OnlineLevel of study
Availability
You can enrol online for this course
Course overview
What鈥檚 at the heart of any story? A well-rounded character! Discover ways to make your characters so engaging that the reader can鈥檛 put the story down. From expressing a range of emotions, contradictory behaviours, hidden desires, flaws and more. Learn how to create a character we care about, one the reader can root for. A multidimensional character is more lifelike and engaging for your reader. This workshop and course is intended for those who have some experience of writing.
Course description
This taster workshop briefly introduces you to some ways to make your characters more layered and complex. We鈥檒l take inspiration from characters from published stories including fiction and memoir and apply some of the techniques studied with a range of writing exercises.
We鈥檒l look at what details are included to help draw a well-rounded character beyond the description of appearance to character traits, quirks, secrets, bad habits and flaws. We鈥檒l work on putting our character into a variety of situations to bring out a range of responses.
You鈥檒l be invited to share some of your writing and/or reflections with other students in small break out rooms.
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