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No character is all saint or all villain, an even the most minor character contains multitudes. How do you create fictional beings that are not only complex, but also captivating? This chemistry is the lifeblood of a story. The key to a believable character lies in contradictions, by fitting together attributes both lovable and freakish, distinct and darkly compelling. In this workshop, participants will get to the root of a character's desire, voice, and interiority. We'll also explore a character's unique 'gravity,' or, the ways in which the world of a story bends around a character's momentum. Ask: when your character walks into a room, what in the room changes—and why?
Ariel Delgado Dixon was born in Trenton, New Jersey. She is the author of the novels Sourland and Don't Say We Didn't Warn You. Her writing has appeared in O Magazine, Kenyon Review, LitHub, Adroit Journal, and elsewhere. She is the recipient of fellowships from Yaddo, The Studios of Key West, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and as a Hemingway Writer-in-Residence. She lives in Western Massachusetts where she works in farming and teaches at Smith College.
No character is all saint or all villain, an even the most minor character contains multitudes. How do you create fictional beings that are not only complex, but also captivating? This chemistry is the lifeblood of a story. The key to a believable character lies in contradictions, by fitting together attributes both lovable and freakish, distinct and darkly compelling. In this workshop, participants will get to the root of a character's desire, voice, and interiority. We'll also explore a character's unique 'gravity,' or, the ways in which the world of a story bends around a character's momentum. Ask: when your character walks into a room, what in the room changes—and why?
Ariel Delgado Dixon was born in Trenton, New Jersey. She is the author of the novels Sourland and Don't Say We Didn't Warn You. Her writing has appeared in O Magazine, Kenyon Review, LitHub, Adroit Journal, and elsewhere. She is the recipient of fellowships from Yaddo, The Studios of Key West, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and as a Hemingway Writer-in-Residence. She lives in Western Massachusetts where she works in farming and teaches at Smith College.