Sarah Kokernot - Character-Driven Plots
Schedule
Thu, 04 Dec, 2025 at 09:30 am
UTC-06:00Location
620 Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka, IL | Winnetka, IL
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If plot is defined as the central, external events of a story, then character is the internal force animating the plot. In this session with writer Sarah Kokernot, you’ll learn to create vivid characters whose problem-solving abilities (or lack thereof) drive the plot forward, making for exciting, suspenseful fiction.SARAH KOKERNOT is a fiction writer and essayist. Her work has appeared in The Best American Short Stories, The New York Times, Tricycle, EPOCH, Michigan Quarterly Review, Crazyhorse, Front Porch, West Branch, Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet and other publications. She has taught creative writing as a visiting faculty member at Northwestern University and as an instructor at StoryStudio Chicago. Learn more here about Sarah's writing and teaching here.
Onsite and remote.
Register at: https://ocww.info/event-6282786
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