Writers – or those who’d like to be – are invited to a workshop at Anvil Centre in November.
The Royal City Literary Arts Society is hosting the workshop, Writing the Hero/Heroine’s Journey, on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Carol Johnson will lead the workshop, which will look at the common elements in all compelling stories and how to apply those elements to your own writing.
“Our primary focus is character development: how and why does a protagonist choose to move out of her/his comfort zone?” says a write-up about the workshop.
It will look at internal versus external motivations and archetypes versus stereotypes, using that knowledge to help create well-rounded characters.
“After all, as writers we want our characters to be as real, tangible and complex as the people around us,” says the write-up.
Johnson is described as a “late-in-life writer” who’s now a grandmother and a creative writing graduate from Kwantlen Polytechnic University. She’s currently working on a mixed-genre manuscript of short stories and poetry that interweaves her father’s journey with that of his birth mother.
The workshop will take place on the fourth floor at Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St. It costs $15 for members, $25 for non-members. See www.rclas.com, or email [email protected] to pre-register.
