Mastering Character Emotions
How to reveal your characters on the page by mastering their emotions. Learn the key emotional elements in your story & to craft a compelling character to ensure readers can't stop reading.
Q&A
Each day, the Boot Camp will take at least an hour and sometimes up to 1.5 hours, depending on the number of volunteers doing readings. You can choose to leave after the main points of learning, or you can stay for the full duration to learn from questions and answer sessions.
If you cannot make these dates, you can opt for a recorded version of the Boot Camp, which will available a week after the boot camp finishes.
No. This is not compulsory.
If you prefer not to read your work to the group or discuss your screenwriting issues, you can opt for private 1-2-1 monthly mentorship meetings instead or not join any mentorship meetings.
If you do join, they will be a one-hour meeting for one booked session or one hour x three sessions over three months to give you time to create compelling characters and learn how to reveal them on the page, and come to the mentorship meeting with any challenges you are facing.
This Revealing Characters Boot Camp will be run over five consecutive days to enhance your learning. There is so much to learn and absorb when it comes to mastering your characters' emotions and how to reveal them on the page.
We ran a virtual online writing retreat, teaching writers how to reveal their characters the way Hollywood screenwriters and producers do it.
We've been learning from our Hollywood judges and from our literary agent and publisher judges for a few years, and gave this writing retreat a test in the summer. It went down a storm!
What You Will Learn
The Revealing Characters Boot Camp will show you:
- Key questions readers want to know about your characters
- How to craft a compelling character from your first sentence
- How to have readers connect with your characters
- How to reveal your character on the page
- Techniques for instantly creating character appeal and empathy
- How to use picture-writing techniques to ensure the reader or judge can't stop reading
- How to use emotional impacts to create compelling characters
Who Should Attend?
- Writers just starting out in their writing journey who want to develop their characters
- Writers targeting literary agents to possibly represent their novels
- Writing contest entrants who are working on their manuscript and want to impress a publisher who is judging a writing contest
- Established writers and authors who want to ensure their novels hit the ground running with compelling characters in the opening pages
- Established authors whose books are struggling to engage readers, perhaps because the characters are not revealed on the page
- Authors and writers who need to ensure that their characters jump out of the page
- Someone teachable and ready to take a serious look at their story. Some writers simply want someone to tell them that their story is perfect. That will not be the case here. While you may be on the right track, your story may have flaws that will need to be addressed to improve the story and improve your skill set.
- Writers who already have a general understanding of story fundamentals.
- A writer willing to invest financially in building their skillset. If you're not prepared to financially invest in yourself and in your writing, then this course is not for you. But if you are ready, then please join in!
Dates and Pricing
Dates
This Revealing Characters Boot Camp will be run over five consecutive days to enhance your learning.
Each day, the Boot Camp will take at least an hour and sometimes up to 1.5 hours, depending on the number of volunteers doing readings. You can choose to leave after the main points of learning, or you can stay for the full duration to learn from questions and answer sessions.
If you cannot make these dates, you can opt for a recorded version of the Boot Camp, which will available a week after the boot camp finishes.
Please note: If you book and paid for the live Boot Camp, and you suddenly cannot make it, you will not receive a refund, but you will receive the recorded event. Similarly, if you book and pay for the live event and suddenly can't make one or two days, you will receive the recording of the days you missed and no refund for those days.
Price
Live Event: £199
Online Recording: £175
You can also opt to receive a recording, which is ideal if you cannot make the dates.
Optional Extras
Group Mentorships
You can select to join monthly group mentorship meetings to help you iron out any crinkles in your creating your characters. This is especially helpful to new writers learning how to create compelling characters, or for established writers whose books aren't selling because readers fail to engage with the characters.
This will be a one-hour meeting for one booked session or one-hour x three sessions over three months to give you time to create your characters and come to the mentorship meeting with any challenges you are facing. Places on the group mentorship meetings are limited to ensure all writers have the chance to discuss their challenges in creating and revealing characters on the page.
Private 1-2-1 Mentorships
If you prefer not to read your work to the group or discuss your screenwriting issues, you can opt for private 1-2-1 monthly mentorship meetings instead. This would be a one-hour meeting for one booked session or one-hour x three sessions over three months to give you time to create compelling characters and learn how to reveal them on the page and come to the mentorship meeting with any challenges you are facing.
IMPORTANT: As soon as you have made your payment, watch out for a confirmation email, which will give you the details to book your place in the boot camp. The second stage is needed to complete your booking and confirm your place! Watch for the email and watch your junk box in case it falls in there!