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\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/search\/?q=interesting+character&l=commderiv&ss=0&ct=0&mt=photos&w=all&adv=1\"<\/a>

Interesting Characters from flickr, Creative Commons license<\/p><\/div>\n

Build Compelling Characters<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Our job as novelists is to create characters that our readers love. Or love to hate. Or want to be. Or want to jump into bed with. Our characters need to feel real, engaging, and compelling, not just our main characters, but also our secondary characters and villains. But how to actually do that?<\/span><\/p>\n

In this course, we\u2019ll cover how and go over some tools, like GMC (Goal, Motivation, and Conflict, from Deb Dixon) and how to draft a useful backstory. And we\u2019ll go beyond the standard tools to cover identity\/belief shifts, examine world building as it relates to the character, excavate your characters\u2019 archetype and function in the story, and draft each character\u2019s emotional range.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Taiyoucon<\/a>

Taiyoucon 2011 Digitals: Group shots by Kevin Dooley, creative commons license, flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

You\u2019ll come away from this hands-on month-long course with detailed character sketches for your stories. A great course to take to prepare building your next novel or novella. Especially for genre novelists.<\/span><\/p>\n

Build Compelling Characters for Readers to Fall in Love With
\n<\/strong>Presented by Beth Barany<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Dates: July 1 -30, 2014
\n== > Sign up deadline June 28, 2014
\nFee: OIRW Member $20<\/a>
\nFee: Non-Member $25<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Instructor Bio:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Beth-Barany-fiction-author-magical-tales-of-romance-and-adventure\"<\/a>

Beth Barany, Award-winning author; Teacher & Coach<\/p><\/div>\n

Beth Barany is a certified creativity coach, NLP Practitioner, and keynote speaker. She helps novelist get their writing done and out into the world. She\u2019s the bestselling author of THE WRITER\u2019S ADVENTURE GUIDE and OVERCOME WRITER\u2019S BLOCK. Her most recent book for writers is TWITTER FOR AUTHORS. Beth writes young adult fantasy and paranormal romance. Her young adult epic fantasy novel, HENRIETTA THE DRAGON SLAYER, won the Grand Prize in the 2012 California Book Fiction Challenge. More about Beth Barany on her site:\u00a0www.bethbarany.com<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

On Twitter:\u00a0twitter.com\/beth_barany<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Check out her free 5-day Writer\u2019s Motivation mini-course:\u00a0http:\/\/bethbarany.com\/5daycourse.htm<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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