夏令營創意寫作：如何寫人物、反派和可信的對話

Come and learn how to write characters your readers will want to believe in! 

In lesson one, we will briefly look at how to plan out stories you want to write and why this is important. Then we will discuss various characters that have made an impact on you. Think of your favourite book or film and the characters that are in it. Why do you find them so interesting? Following on from this, you will then learn how to create characters your readers will be able to relate to. You will learn why it is essential to keep track of your descriptions of your characters; how to make them instantly recognisable to your readers; how to make them likeable (protagonists) or unlikeable (antagonists) and why you need both to keep your readers wanting to read to the end of the story.

In lesson two, we will take an in-depth look at villains in books or on-screen and learn which appeal the most to you. Have a think about your favourite villain before class starts so that you can participate in the discussion and be prepared to be challenged! We will then try to work out why they are so appealing! Using what we discover, you will learn how to write a villain that your readers will fall in love with (even if they're not really meant to because they're the villain!)

In lesson three, you will learn one of the most important parts of any story - how to write believable dialogue and how to use dialogue tags (and it's not just by writing, "interesting fact," he said, or, "blah, blah, blah," she replied - there is a lot more to it than that!) 

During each lesson, you will take part in discussions about each topic. Everyone will have their own ideas and every one of those ideas is valid, so don't be scared to let us know what you think! We may, or may not, agree with a person's point of view, but we will certainly be respectful of it.