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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4/10/2023 - 5/21/2023

$305

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• SECTION ID:

  168951

• CLASS TYPE:

  Online Asynchronous.
  
  This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
  You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Kamali, Sara

  Dr. Sara Kamali is a seasoned educator passionate about advancing equity inside and outside of the classroom. She teaches Copyediting II and III, Memoir Writing, and Developing Unforgettable Characters and is dedicated to supporting students of different backgrounds through their educational and professional journeys. In addition to teaching, she also develops courses within the Arts, Humanities, Languages & Digital Arts department to ensure the courses (learning materials, assignments, assessments, and rubrics) center diversity and equity to serve students across learning styles and educational experiences. Dr. Kamali is also the award-winning author of "Homegrown Hate: Why White Nationalists and Militant Islamists Are Waging War against the United States" (Unive...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  Elements of Fiction 1st
  by Mosley, Walter
  ISBN / ASIN: 9780802147639

  Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping 1st
  by Salesses, Michael
  ISBN / ASIN: 9781948226806

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 4/14/2023.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $280 ($305 if enrolled after 3/6/2023).
  

• NOTE:

  This is an online course. There are no face-to-face class sessions. You will have access to this class on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed. To login to your course, go to your MyExtension account, select My Courses, select this course and then click the link that appears in the LOCATION section.

• DATE & LOCATION:

  4/10/2023 - 5/21/2023
  extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
  You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.