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SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Main Character Energy: Writing Resonant Characters
DESCRIPTION:For Nonfiction & Fiction (prose) \n\n\n\nBefore you can effectively bring characters to life on the page\, you must understand who they are and why they do what they do.\n\n\n\nYour characters are the lifeblood of your stories\, but writers sometimes overlook techniques that can make a character feel real on the page. Whether you’re inventing\, researching\, or remembering the characters you’re crafting\, this webinar will introduce you to methods for uncovering the motivations\, quirks\, and inner lives of the people populating your pages. \n\n\n\nIn this prompt-driven webinar\, you will explore proven techniques for writing memorable\, believable\, and indelible characters for both fiction and nonfiction prose. We will explore why your characters do what they do: their goals\, secrets\, and what screenwriters call the “ghost.” You’ll be able to apply these traits to your memoir or novel by showing unique behaviors\, speech patterns\, and physical traits that make us love (or not!) the people on your pages. \n\n\n\nThis generative (be ready to write!) webinar is a great fit for beginning and intermediate writers seeking practical\, effective techniques for adding depth to their character portrayals (including real-life characters). \n\n\n\nCan’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nIDENTIFY your protagonist’s secret goals (and your antagonist’s too!)\n\n\n\nDISCOVER the quirks and behaviors that make your characters unique\n\n\n\nLEARN techniques for writing distinctive and realistic dialogue  \n\n\n\nDEVELOP a connection to your characters\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJessica Handler is the author of the forthcoming novel The World to See. Her novel The Magnetic Girl was awarded the 2020 Southern Book Prize. She’s the author of Invisible Sisters\, one of the “25 Books All Georgians Should Read\,” and the craft guide Braving the Fire: A Guide to Writing About Grief and Loss. Her nonfiction has appeared on NPR\, in Tin House\, Drunken Boat\, The Bitter Southerner\, Brevity\, Salvation South\, Five Points\, Image\, Creative Nonfiction\, Newsweek\, The Washington Post\, Oldster\, and elsewhere. www.jessicahandler.com \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.comBefore the replay is sent\, you may request a refund less a $10.00 processing fee. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation
URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/main-character-energy/
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