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SUMMARY:Creative Writing workshop: Creating Memorable Characters
DESCRIPTION:This workshop we will look at some of the different ways to bui
 ld characters our readers care aboutWhen we think of great works of fictio
 n – and our favourite books – it tends to be the characters that linge
 r long after the intricacies of plot have faded: Scarlett O’Hara\, Nazne
 en Ahmed\, Scrooge\, Elizabeth Bennet\, Baby Kochamma and so on. What is i
 t that makes these characters so unforgettable? They’re not all good\, o
 r likeable. How do we build characters readers care about? In this worksho
 p we will be looking at some of the different ways to find our characters\
 , how to make them credible and complex\, and the tools we have to show th
 em to our readers.The workshop will be led by Laura Wilkinson.  Laura has 
 published six novels for adults (two under a pseudonym) and numerous short
  stories. Her contemporary fiction is published by Headline Accent. These 
 novels are Crossing the Line\, The Family Line\, Redemption Song and Skin 
 Deep. Crossing the Line was a Welsh Books Council book of the month and Sk
 in Deep has been widely praised. Alongside writing\, she runs workshops on
  craft and has spoken at literary events nationwide.Over the past decade s
 he’s worked as a creative writing tutor for organisations including New 
 Writing South and on the MA programme at West Dean. She is also a structur
 al editor and mentor for leading literary consultancies\, coaching writers
  to competition short listings and publication.The session will run from 1
 0-4pm with an hour for lunch. The venue is wheelchair accessible and a thr
 ee-minute walk to St James' Street with its array of shops and eateries. T
 here are also coffee and tea making facilities at the venue\, together wit
 h a fridge and microwave if you want to bring your own lunch. The workshop
  is part of a series of five Weekend Schools held this autumn. They are op
 en to existing students on the Creative Writing Programme and other writer
 s looking to improve specific areas of their writing craft. Other workshop
 s include: •	Saturday 25th November: The creative act – Roy McFarlane 
  (in-person in Brighton) £40•	Sunday 26th November: Speaking of which: 
 Improving your dialogue  – Beth Miller (in-person in Brighton) £40•	S
 aturday 2nd December: The genius of place – Rosie Chard (online)£30•	
 Sunday 3rd December: Imagery\, Symbolism and Metaphor in Prose – John Mc
 Cullough (online) £30If you have any questions about this workshop\, or a
 ny of the others\, please email cathy@creativewritingprogramme.org.uk  
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