Description
When writing young adult characters, it’s easy to fall into teen angst stereotypes and impose overt morals on a story. These pitfalls can turn readers off, preventing them from reading more than a few chapters before putting the book down.
This workshop will provide a better understanding of the essential elements and challenges that go into crafting young adult characters and writing YA. By examining how backstory, relationships, and setting shape character motivation, we’ll explore how to achieve authenticity and create believable teen characters without being too simplistic or talking down to readers.
This workshop will also include generative writing exercises to help dig deep into your YA characters.
We are able to offer a limited amount of both 50% scholarships for our multi-week classes and 100% scholarships for our single-session classes on a first-come, first-serve basis. Students may receive one scholarship per term. Click here to apply for a scholarship spot.
