The Burlington Public Library presents …
How to Write Great Characters
Saturday, June 17, 2017
10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Burlington Central Library, Centennial Hall,2331 New Street, Burlington, Ontario (Map here)
10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Burlington Central Library, Centennial Hall,2331 New Street, Burlington, Ontario (Map here)
Whatever you're writing ~
fiction or nonfiction ~ readers will care about your story only if they care
about your people. In this workshop, you'll learn techniques for creating
fictional characters and depicting real people. You’ll learn how to breathe
life into the page so that your characters start telling you how the story
should go.
Fee: 43.36
+ 13% hst = 49 paid in advance or 46.90 + 13% hst = 53
at the door
To reserve
a spot now, email: brianhenry@sympatico.ca
You can
write great dialogue!
Offered in two locales:
Saturday, July 15, 2017
10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
And
Saturday, July 22, 2017
10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Accessible to beginners and meaty
enough for experienced writers, this workshop will show you how to use
dialogue to make your stories more dynamic and dramatic.Whether you’re writing
fiction or memoir, you need to be able to write great dialogue that both sounds
natural and packs dramatic punch, and you need to know how to mix your dialogue
and narrative so that your characters come alive. Come to this workshop
and learn both the basics and the best tricks of the trade.
Read a
review of "How to write great dialogue" here. For more
reviews of Brian's weekly courses and Saturday workshops see here and scroll
down.
Fee: 43.36
+ 13% hst = 49 paid in advance or 46.90 + 13% hst = 53
at the door
To reserve a spot now, email: brianhenry@sympatico.ca
Workshop leader Brian Henry has
been a book editor and creative writing instructor for more than 25 years. He publishes Quick Brown Fox, Canada’s most popular blog for
writers, teaches creative writing at Ryerson University and has led workshops
everywhere from Boston to Buffalo and from Sarnia to Saint John. But his
proudest boast is that he has helped many of his students get their
first book published and launch their careers as authors.
See Brian's full schedule here, including
writing workshops and creative writing courses in Algonquin Park, Barrie,
Bracebridge, Brampton, Burlington, Caledon, Collingwood, Georgetown, Guelph,
Hamilton, Ingersoll, Kingston, Kitchener, London, Midland, Mississauga, Newmarket,
Orillia, Oakville, Ottawa, Peterborough, St. Catharines, St. John, NB, Sudbury,
Thessalon, Toronto, Windsor, Halton, Kitchener-Waterloo, Muskoka, Peel, Simcoe,
York, the GTA, Ontario and beyond.
These sound like great workshops. It's always so energizing to take a workshop and be with others interested in improving their craft. Wish I could join one of these.
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