Character and Conflict with Nancy J. Cohen (online event) In-Person
How do you create memorable characters that readers will remember? In this workshop, award-winning author Nancy J. Cohen will discuss how to develop your protagonist and secondary characters, use dialogue, add conflict, and follow genre conventions in regard to plot. Examples of conflict as the engine that drives your story will be given. You will feel confident in being able to create your own main characters and devise subplots for the recurrent cast in a series.
NANCY J. COHEN writes the Bad Hair Day Mysteries featuring South Florida hairstylist Marla Vail. Titles in this series have been named Best Cozy Mystery by Suspense Magazine, won a Readers' Favorite gold medal and a RONE Award, placed first in the Chanticleer International Book Awards and third in the Arizona Literary Awards. Her instructional guide, Writing the Cozy Mystery, was an Agatha Award finalist, won a gold medal in the President’s Book Awards and earned first place in the Royal Palm Literary Awards. When not busy writing, Nancy enjoys cooking, fine dining, cruising, visiting Disney World, and shopping. Visit her at https://nancyjcohen.com/ for more information about her books.
This workshop is on Zoom and registration is required. Please click here to register.
The video is available for on-demand viewing October 31 – December 31.
Sponsored by the Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation.
Related LibGuide: NSU Alvin Sherman Library Writing Workshops by Serena Smith
- Date:
- Saturday, October 30, 2021
- Time:
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Online
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Adult Events Writing Workshops