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Open Right

Being Centre Stage – You Just Can’t Help It

Session Info:

Character development is the key to good story telling. Characters control plot and without a good understanding of the characters at the centre of your story it becomes difficult to keep the narrative on track. Time is allowed at the beginning of the workshop for a brief author introduction and at the end for questions. Reference during these sessions will be made to my own work – Living Next To Lulah, Sprite Downberry and other young adult fiction.

Topics:

Consider themselves and their motivations. Develop simple characters and write up their wish list. Place their characters in conflict situations. Develop a list of verbs that describe their character’s movements. Explore the concept of ‘show’ not ‘tell’.