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| For more than 90 years, Writer’s Digest has been helping novelists populate their stories with the kinds of characters readers will care about. Over the years, Alice Walker, Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, Anne Tyler, and Jack Kerouac (to name just a few) have all weighed in on the challenges and rewards of creating compelling characters that make for a richer, more realized work.
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| “We are all apprentices in a craft
where no one ever becomes a master.”
—Ernest Hemingway |
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| Bringing Characters to Life Through Dialogue, with Catherine McKenzie and Jon Harrison
Strong dialogue imbues fiction with authenticity and energy, but how do you craft it artfully? How can you write passages of dialogue that feel realistic without being dull? How do you convey action without seeming forced? Join authors Jon Harrison and Catherine McKenzie for a workshop on crafting tight, narrative-propelling dialogue. | | | | | The Topography of Character, with Therese Walsh
To develop memorable, leap-off-the-page characters, throw out the questionnaires and think instead about personality maps. What is your character’s terrain? How does he or she respond to that terrain? With insights into human nature and psychology, this session gives you a fresh perspective on character creation and evolution. | |
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