I’ll be conducting another writing workshop at 826 Valencia in February. The details are as follows:
The Tale is in the End
Limited to 15 students, ages 11-14
February 5, 12, 19, & 26
Tuesdays, from 6:00-8:00PM
The art of creating compelling characters…by doing them in.
Why do so many writers snuff out their main characters? What is the essence of a character? How do characters become stories? This workshop answers these questions through a variety of brainstorming exercises designed to show you how to pluck ideas from your imagination, build compelling characters from them, and weave them into complete stories.
By starting at the end of a character’s life and working backwards, students will create their own stories while working collaboratively as a class. These stories will be submitted for inclusion in 826’s Quarterly and published in OLOGY magazine.
View the calendar at http://www.826valencia.org/workshops/2008_02
Signup at http://www.826valencia.org/workshops/signup?id=005820
Joel Arquillos at 826 has also graciously posted a few snippets of my commentary on the first workshop experience at http://www.826valencia.org/workshops/.
