| Creating Memorable Characters |
| Think your characters are flat? This course will show you how to make even minor characters memorable. What we'll cover: Creating Your Characters Introduction to the element of character. Finding sources for characters. Creating a character sketch. Naming your character. Exercise Character Development Your character has a history. Creating a timeline. Discovering what motivates your chatacter. Naming your character conflict. Exercises Character Details Revealing your character details through physical description, speech, and habits. Developing a voice for your character. Introducing your character to your story. Exercises Character and Setting Your character moves through his world. Revealing your character through setting. Developing your character's inner environment. Exercises Unsympathetic Characters Create unsympathetic characters that will keep your reader hooked. Includes Exercises. Minor and Supporting Characters Create memorable minor characters, not cardboard cutouts. |