Course Details

Writing Great Characters

 

WRIT1-CE9224 / $340
SPRING 2012
Continuing Education: Writing and Speech

What do Scarlett O'Hara, Hamlet, Blanche DuBois, and Michael Corleone have in common? All are great characters. Whether you are a playwright, screenwriter, novelist, or television writer, the ability to create compelling, unforgettable characters is key. Ultimately, it is the recognizable, yet surprising and unique character that draws in readers and audience members and leads them forward. By combining in-class exercises, lectures, reading, and writing assignments, learn how to create detailed, compelling characters.

5-session Creative Writing elective.

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Related Subject Areas: Fiction and Poetry, Screenwriting, Writing, Dramatic Writing

 

 

 

Section 1

 

Tuesday 6:45pm-9:05pm
February 14 - March 20

No class 3/13

5 Sessions

Instructor: Lori Fischer  
Location: Manhattan Village Academy