Developing Unforgettable Characters

Whether you are writing short fiction, a novel, or memoir, characters are what draw your reader in and make them care enough to read on. This course offers methods for creating three-dimensional characters that your readers will react to, relate to and remember. You will acquire a toolkit of exercises to help you develop or more clearly define both primary and secondary characters. Exercises and assignments will help you fill a notebook with character sketches and scenes, and help you start a chapter or short story featuring your most unforgettable character.

Course Number: WCWP-40245
Credit: 2.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Creative Writing

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4/2/2019 - 5/7/2019

$245

In-class

Closed

• SECTION ID:

  138402

• CLASS TYPE:

  In-class, Traditional Classroom instruction

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Kenyon, Karen, An author, journalist, poet, travel writer and college instructor whose books include Sunshower and The Bronte Family/Passionate Literary Geniuses

  Karen is an author, journalist, poet, travel writer and college instructor. Her books include Sunshower , The Bronte Family/Passionate Literary Geniuses and a forthcoming book titled Writing by Heart . Her poetry has appeared in publications such as The Christian Science Monitor, Magee Park Poets Anthology, and San Diego Poetry Anthology 2006.

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 1st
  by Ed. Junot Diaz
  ISBN / ASIN: 9780544582897

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 4/8/2019.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $220 ($245 if enrolled after 3/11/2019).
  

• NOTE:

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
4/2/2019	Tue	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	Room 109, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
4/9/2019	Tue	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	Room 109, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
4/16/2019	Tue	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	Room 109, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
4/23/2019	Tue	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	Room 109, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
4/30/2019	Tue	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	Room 109, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
5/7/2019	Tue	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	Room 109, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla