Three Tools for Creating Believable Characters

Three Tools for Creating Believable Characters (starting at $50)

Three Tools for Creating Believable Characters: How do writers make characters "come to life" on the page for readers--including agents and editors? This course will delve into three tools (character timeline, setting timeline, identifying characters' wants and needs) that authors can use to create vivid, believable characters. Further, this course will show how all three tools work together and intersect with plotting and theme.

Sharon Short is the author of more than fifteen published books. Her newest, Trouble Island, is historical suspense (Minotaur Books), set in 1933 and inspired by true family history. Short is a contributing editor to Writer’s Digest, for which she writes the column, “Level Up Your Writing (Life).”