Creating Compelling Characters with David Bishop
How do you create characters that capture readers' imaginations? In this digital workshop novelist and creative writing tutor David Bishop explores different ways to conceive and build a character.
About Creating Compelling Characters with David Bishop
In this workshop novelist and creative writing tutor David Bishop explores different ways to conceive and build a character. How much do you need to know about a character before you start writing? And how much should you share with readers?
David Bishop is the author of twenty published novels and an award-winning screenwriter. His latest books are the award-winning Cesare Aldo thrillers set in Renaissance Florence. David helped found the innovative MA Creative Writing programme at Edinburgh Napier in 2009. David is a member of the Society of Authors and the Crime Writers' Association and a trustee of the Cymera Festival of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Writing. He was awarded a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship by Creative Scotland in 2017. In his copious spare time David is completing a PhD in Creative Writing at Lancaster University in England.
About the event:
Running time: 105 minutes including a break
Tickets: £10/ £8 (plus 50p booking fee)
The workshop will be held via Zoom.
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