Place and Personality: Strengthening Fictional Characters Through Setting

INSTRUCTOR: Juan Fernando Villagomez

TIME: Two Saturdays, September 7, 14, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CDT

PRICE: Early bird price: $85 for members, $100 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Sunday, September 1. After Sunday, September 1: $100 for members, $115 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here.

LOCATION: Hybrid.  Writespace, 1907 Sabine Street, #125, Houston, TX 77007 (map). This workshop is also available via Zoom.

LEVEL: All levels

CAP: 15

Do you ever find yourself at a loss with your characters? Your protagonists have a solid backstory, but where do you go from there? What motivates them to act? What are they acting toward? In this generative two-session workshop, we’ll look at examples from short stories, novels, and craft books to discuss strategies for mining character development ideas from our settings. These strategies will be reinforced through generative practice.

This event is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. This project is generously funded by the Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, and Mid-America Arts Alliance.
This project is generously funded by Mid-America Arts Alliance, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the state arts agencies of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Host or Publisher Writespace