Об этом курсе: At the center of a good story are the characters in it. In this course aspiring writers will discover how to build and bring to life complex, vivid and unforgettable characters. We will study the choices a writer makes to bring all characters to life on the page, and we will perform written exercises in order to develop a variety of writing and pre-writing techniques, in order to create a variety of characters. We will learn how to use our own life experiences, and the people we know (and how not to!). We will develop inner (thoughts and feelings) and outer (appearance, habits, behavior) lives for our characters and see how that can lead us to richer and more interesting stories. We will breathe life into our characters and let them surprise us.
Преподаватели: Amy Bloom, Distinguished University Writer in Residence and Director of the Shapiro Center for Creative Writing
| Основные сведения | Course 2 of 5 in the Литературное творчество Specialization |
| Выполнение | 4 weeks of study, 2-4 hours/week |
| Язык | English |
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- Видео: The Conflict Within (Shop Talk with Brando Skyhorse)
- Видео: Desire and Goals
- Видео: Hearing, Selecting, and Seeing
- Reading: A Note on Assignments
- Видео: Feedback Expectations for the Specialization
- Reading: Promo Codes
- Видео: Voice
- Видео: Making Them Matter to the Reader (with Visiting Writer Dani Shapiro)
- Видео: The Story Reveals Who We Are (Shop Talk with Salvatore Scibona)
- Видео: Picking Your Point of View (Shop Talk with Amity Gaige)
- Видео: Conversation's Greatest Hits
- Видео: Idiosyncrasies
- Видео: The Relationship Between the Character and the Wide World (with Visiting Writer Valerie Martin)
- Видео: Voice of Narrator
- Видео: Voice of Narrative
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Very concise and great tips and notes from Amy Bloom. The interviews and guests conversations helped as well. I had a bad experience with peer review and reported it, but had not heard what consequences were brought against him. The "wtf" added on peer reviews should not be tolerated and that student should not be accepted for a period. This is a learning environment to encourage learning a craft, developed thoughts and understanding. It is not a place for vulgar, rude and negative peer reviews, and coming from someone who also is taking a course to learn the craft or subject. I hope this student is ultimately been kicked out and not accepted for several courses, whether he is a paying student or otherwise, otherwise, the integrity of Coursera and Wesleyan U is not one I would want to associate with, nor do I want anyone else to.
It's very insightful and beautiful. Helped me hear and become my characters.
Really enjoyed this particular module since, not only do I KNOW a lot of characters, I AM one. This course made me become more aware of mannerisms, cultural and behavioral differences and similarities, plus the results and implications of how these characters inter-mesh with one another. Politics and households mirror one another and I am NEVER without a notebook and pencils since beginning this module. Now almost everyone I see gets captured in the notebook. INCLUDING THE INSTRUCTORS ! They are truly interesting personalities and I enjoyed their Shoptalk segments a lot. It is a great program.
The course is very interesting.
I learnt a lot in it.
It has got very interesting interviews and assignments.
Very useful for me!