How to Create Characters Who Snap, Crackle & Pop [Steve Almond]

All Levels | Ever read (or write) a story where the hero or heroine just doesn’t seem to pop? I have. Like a thousand times. This intensive (but fun-filled!) seminar will investigate why some characters leap off the page while others just sit there. We’ll look at the work of Joyce Carol Oates, Sylvia Plath, Jane Austen, and others in an effort to examine all the untapped ways that authors can create layered, multidimensional characters. And we’ll work on an in-class exercise to bring the lesson home.