Start date: Saturday, April 5 2025.

Schedule:

 Saturdays, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ,

 3 times starting April 5, 2025 ,

 Main Gallery ,

 Michael Wettengel ,

Location: Main Gallery | 160 South Water Street, Suite A, Batavia, IL, 60510

Description:

Have you ever wanted to learn how to write exciting plots, engaging twists, tense action, and sizzling dialogue? Have you ever wanted to weave a story that grabs the audience and never lets it go? Did you make a New Years resolution to turn that idea of yours into a story?

Here’s your chance! Whether you are a veteran writer or enthusiastic beginner, this three-week class will teach you all you need to know to start writing your own standout characters.

In this course, participants will take part in activities, discussions, and brief lectures to create short fiction pieces used to practice and explore the art of character creation.

Some activities include:

  • Distributing “Gold Coins” in your work to build reader interest and seed secrets throughout
  • Discovering and developing personal style at the sentence and paragraph level
  • Engineer plotlines and pacing to engross your readers and keep their attentio
  • Exploring character interiority and how it interacts with plot design

 

Come ready to share your thoughts and your writing. Whether veteran or newcomer, you will find a community of fellow writers ready and able to help your writing become its very best.

This class is for everyone 16+ who wants to learn to write effective characters, dialogue, and action. Students must bring something to write with to each class. Laptops, tablets, and pencil-paper are all fine— whichever you’re most comfortable with.

 

Available spots: Available

Price: $120.00 Taxes waived

Tags: Creative Writing

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