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Afternoon Workshops: Michelle Lazurek: The 12 Essential Elements for Creative Character Development AND The Editing Process

When
28 Sep 2019
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Location
Palmer Library - See Contact Page for directions

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GLVWG

Afternoon Workshop

Any person under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to attend this or any other GLVWG event.

Michelle S. Lazurek

The 12 Essential Elements for Creative Character Development

Purpose: To help writers create and fully develop characters for their next writing project; a fun and exciting way to develop characters through mind mapping.

Premise: Have a great character in mind for your next children’s book, short story, or YA novel, but don’t know how to start creating one? In this interactive workshop, Michelle helps you create a dynamic main character that will help jumpstart your next writing project.

Audience: Any fiction or nonfiction writer who wants to learn more about character development.

Content:

12 questions to ask when creating character profiles
4 rules on creating page-turning main characters
Exercise in creating an actual character from start to finish

The Editing Process

How to Be a Good Self-Editor
Getting Past the First Draft
Write tight
The 12 things you need to avoid in your manuscript

Michelle S. Lazurek is a multi-genre award winning author, speaker, pastor's wife and mother. She is a regular contributor for ibelieve.com and crosswalk.com and is also a literary agent for Wordwise Media Services. When not working, she enjoys sipping a Starbucks latte, collecting ‘80s memorabilia and spending time with her family and her crazy dog, Cookie. For more info, please visit her website www.michellelazurek.com.

You must Register to attend this workshop.

Members: FREE

Non-Members $15.