Writing Fundamentals: Character Development

Welcome, Austin Page Turners! This is the third meet up of a newly formed creative writing group open to writers of all levels and experience, where we focus on the fundamentals of writing fiction. Whether you write suspense, thrillers, horror, sci-fi, romantasy, or something entirely different, the basics of writing still apply to you.

The topic of March's meet up? Character Development!

If your readers don't give a damn about the characters in your stories, everything is going to fall flat. We'll start with the basics of describing our characters physically, and then we'll go deep into their minds and learn techniques for developing believable, relatable, and flawed characters.

Let's learn this important skill together with small group discussions, individual writing activities, and a couple of read alongs!

Schedule

• 7:00 - Arrive at Central Market Cafe, get settled, socialize, grab a drink or some food
• 7:15 - Small group discussion:
• 7:45 - Individual writing activity. Please bring the tools you normally use to write! Laptop, pen and paper, etc.
• 8:05 - Break! Socialize, use the restroom, grab another beverage.
• 8:15 - A second individual writing activity.
• 8:35 - Volunteers read aloud their work from the individual writing activities
• 8:50ish to close - Debrief

Recommended Reading
I don't have any recommended readings for this month, but I am planning to bring a few short snippets to help guide our discussions. If you have any favorite passages that you'd like to share, I'd be happy to give you the floor!