If you’re interested, here’s the trailer where you can see my discomfort. I am not made for screen.

AN ONLINE COURSE HELPING YOU TO CREATE MORE ROUNDED FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

Domestika approached me to deliver a writing course and I really wanted to do one on writing characters. They’re the heartbeat of the experience, and often I find we chuck plot at character, rather than letting them be the ones who generate it. This course walks you through a character creation process. I get you to focus on your central, character-driven concept, get you doing biogs, one pagers, and writing that opening scene or chapter that introduces your protagonist to the world.

You get:

  • 14 videos sharing theory and creative writing exercises

  • 3 hours of content

  • A supportive community and a forum where I feedback on work

  • Loads of resources

I send out occasional discounts to my mailing list, which you can join on my blog page.

REVIEWS

“This is an extremely helpful course. I've been writing nonfiction for 40 years, but now I'm trying to write fiction. I found many helpful tips in these lessons, as well as the encouragement to move forward. If you're new to writing fiction, this is the place to be.”

“It was absolutely inspiring!! The main story that he uses as am example gets a cool twist at the end, which I personally found useful for creating and refining my own characters. I loved the wits, the freshness, the practical knowledge and the duration of the full course.”

“This is a very straightforward course for character creation. Easy to follow and has some interesting exercises to help you get to know your characters better and to keep “unstuck”. Domestika has a lot of great writing courses and this is definitely one of them!”