03/01/10 - 03/26/10 - Online Workshop: Walking Off the Page: How to Bring Characters to Life with Kelle Riley

Check out this Colorado Romance Writers, Inc. Online Workshop Series class for MARCH 2010!

Workshop: Walking Off the Page: How to Bring Characters to Life
Speaker: Kelle Riley
Date: March 1 - 26, 2010

DESCRIPTION: Strong characters make lasting impressions. From princesses to policemen memorable, believable characters are the key to making readers (and editors) come back for more.

Learn techniques to create multidimensional characters that come to life for you and your reader.

Syllabus:
. Introduction
. Tools vs. Rules
. Getting to know your characters
. Crafting realistic characters
. POV and Deep POV techniques
. Dialogue
. Showing with Sensory Detail
. Emotional Honesty
. Random Final Thoughts

BIO: Dr. Kelle Z. Riley is a multiple contest finalist-including the Golden Heart. She doesn't feel she's done her characters justice until the character can talk-and yes, argue-with her. Her successful series of writing workshops, including the month-long on-line Characterization
workshop, have inspired attendees since she began speaking in 2001. Her debut novel DANGEROUS AFFAIRS (Echelon Press, April 2006) was based on her experience as a black-belt instructor teaching self defense at a woman's shelter. By day Riley is a Ph.D. scientist and a patent holder who frequently speaks at international conferences and seminars about science topics.

Fee: $20 CRW Members; $25 Non-CRW Members. FMI about the workshops or speakers, or to register: http://www.coloradoromancewriters.org
or email Online Workshop Series Coordinator, Karen Docter, at coloromancewritersonlineclasses@yahoo.com. To subscribe to Online Workshop Series mailing list, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CRWOnlineclasses. A minimum of 5 students
registered two days prior to class start is required for workshop to remain viable. No refunds after 24 hours prior to class start.