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Writing the Novel: Building World & Character
$15.00
GCC Main Campus
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For people who feel they have a story to tell but need the skills and techniques to get it on paper. This workshop focuses on distinguishing your characters' voices, giving them distinct personalities that bring them to life. Through interactive and engaging activities, we will learn how to edit our text in a way that is encouraging and fun. Things we'll touch on include dialogue; character voice; time management; building trust in your creative instincts; and thinking like an editor
We will learn how to talk with our characters and hear their individual voices. We are going to uplift your characters, show them the respect they deserve, and let them take center stage. By the end of this workshop, you will be able to analyze and edit your work in a way that is constructive and affirming. Expect to engage in games and activities designed to inspire your authorial mind!
Presented By...
Cara McPhee is an author who earned her B.A. at Hampshire College and Master’s in Creative Writing at the University College Cork in Ireland. You can read more of her work in Soup! literary magazine and in her debut novel Chronicles of a Witch’s Cat. Fluent in Japanese, she translated her children’s book The Duck and the Cello from English into Japanese. She is currently working on her fifth novel.
