{"id":13021,"date":"2015-07-05T21:18:22","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T04:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?page_id=13021"},"modified":"2015-07-05T22:37:53","modified_gmt":"2015-07-06T05:37:53","slug":"create-compelling-characters-for-novelists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/create-compelling-characters-for-novelists\/","title":{"rendered":"Create Compelling Characters For Novelists"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"course-title\">Learn to craft characters your readers can love.<\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"course-title\">This course is especially for genre novelists.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Craft-Compelling-Characters-HOMESTUDY-COURSE.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13019\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Craft-Compelling-Characters-HOMESTUDY-COURSE-300x169.png\" alt=\"Craft Compelling Characters- HOMESTUDY COURSE\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Craft-Compelling-Characters-HOMESTUDY-COURSE-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Craft-Compelling-Characters-HOMESTUDY-COURSE.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Create Compelling Characters For Novelists<\/h1>\n<p><strong>HOMESTUDY COURSE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our job as novelists is to create characters that our readers love. <\/strong>Or love to hate. Or want to be. Or want to jump into bed with.<\/p>\n<p>Our characters need to feel real, engaging, and compelling, not just our main characters, but also our secondary characters and villains.<\/p>\n<p><em>But how to actually do that?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>In this course, we\u2019ll cover how and go over some tools:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>what is the characters&#8217; GMC (Goal, Motivation, and Conflict, from Deb Dixon)<\/li>\n<li>how to draft a useful backstory<\/li>\n<li>how to tap into the emotional range<\/li>\n<li>what is their appearance and how does that affect them<\/li>\n<li>general backstory and their turning point story<\/li>\n<li>using telling objects<\/li>\n<li>what are their important relationships<\/li>\n<li>how does their environment affect them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And we\u2019ll go beyond the standard tools to cover:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>identity\/belief shifts<\/li>\n<li>examine world building as it relates to the character<\/li>\n<li>excavate your characters\u2019 archetype and function in the story<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>You\u2019ll come away from this course with detailed character sketches for your stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A great course to take to prepare <strong>building your next novel or novella.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Especially for genre novelists.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Many of the lessons have video, audio, and handouts.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Normally:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">$49<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sale Price:<\/strong> $15<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bonus:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WAGonKindle\" target=\"_blank\">Writer\u2019s Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(ebook edition)<br \/>\n(Kindle, epub, or PDF)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WAGonKindle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WAGonKindle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1133 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/wagcover3Dbig-246x300.png\" alt=\"wagcover3Dbig\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/wagcover3Dbig-246x300.png 246w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/wagcover3Dbig.png 355w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Craft Compelling Characters homestudy course\" href=\"http:\/\/ww10.aitsafe.com\/cf\/add.cfm?userid=C8168605&amp;product=Craft-Compelling-Characters-homestudy-course&amp;price=15.00\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13044\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/buy-now-button.png\" alt=\"buy-now-button\" width=\"129\" height=\"39\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/summer-sale-2015\/\">BACK TO SUMMER SALE PAGE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn to craft characters your readers can love. 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