A 2-hour Workshop:
Creating 3-Dimensional Non-Stereotypical Characters
with Marilyn R. Atlas
Saturday: November 2, 2024
12:30 – 2:30 pm
In Person & via Zoom
SWW members: $20 ♦ Non-members: $30
In this workshop, equally suitable for fiction writers and screenwriters, we will discuss and possibly view various movie/TV/Novels scenes and dissect them to see what makes the characters memorable. You will learn the power of subtext: how to embed details of motivation—thoughts, wants, goals, secrets, flaws, and delusions—into physical behavior, speech patterns, and specific habits that echo throughout your story. You’ll receive some handouts and a series of questions or exercises you can pose for your own work which come from Dating Your Character. Come to the workshop with your most important characters in mind, and leave with a better understanding about how to bring them to life.
