Character Driven Fiction: Making it Happen
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David Seaburn
Deadline to register: January 8, 11:59 pm
E.M. Forster suggested that if an author writes that the King died and then the Queen died, there is no plot for the story; but if the author writes that the King died and then the Queen died of grief, the writer has provided a plot line. It is through the nuanced complexity of characters’ internal lives and external actions that plots are driven. Participants in this workshop will learn how to create characters that become people on the page--people who engage each other, and in the process, create stories. In this workshop, we will examine the key elements of plot, the importance of subplots, the value of movement, and dialogue, and how to introduce twists and turns. There will be ample time to write, read, and discuss.
Recommended Bibliography:
Forster, EM, Aspects of the Novel (New York: Harcourt, 1927)
King, S, On Writing (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2000)
McCann, C, Letters to a Young Writer (New York: Random House, 2017)
Winternheimer, A, The Story Works Guide to Writing Character (Minneapolis: 28.5 Press, 2016)
Wood, J, How Fiction Works (New York: Picador, 2008)
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