Maryland Writer’s Association is having me back for master class on Uprisings. For writers of fiction and memoir.

Jan 11, 2025
10:30-Noon Eastern
Zoom

Our social training might encourage us not to rock the boat, but we all know that doesn’t quite work in stories. When characters stand up for themselves, it is an opportunity to show new facets of personality or hidden reserves of emotion. A character might have a troubling life where she doesn’t dare speak up; she might also have a boring life where the only danger is lack of change. What stimulus would cause your character to end that silence? We’ll look at examples where characters break long silences and change the situation in which they live—or try to—creating story consequences that are electric for the reader. We’ll discuss our own characters, and contemplate what exactly might be the thing that makes them change their behavior.