Writing Workshops with VAC Writer in Residence Mary Anne Butler - The Bones of Story
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Stories are about a character who wants something badly, and has trouble getting it. The Bones of Story explores how to generate a strong and active central protagonist who propels the narrative forward through craft tools such as:
- Clarifying your protagonist's goals
- Refining the forces of antagonism
- Raising the character stakes
- Defining character change, and plotting character arcs
- Defining the central, unanswerable question to your story
- Generating a greater understanding of the difference between plot and structure
- Using backstory and foreshadowing as narrative tools
These tools can be applied across a range of genres including fiction, memoir, stage plays, narrative poetry, auto-fiction and auto/biography.
SATURDAY
14 October 2023
9.30am-12.30pm
BOOK NOW or phone the Library on 6820 3600.
