Into Darkness
An 8 week Course with Andrew L Reynolds
3 – 5pm from Saturday 7th October
Wivenhoe Bookshop
Book your place by email, or call us on 01206 824050
About the Course
From best-selling novels to blockbuster movies and popular TV dramas, dark themes abound and it’s not surprising. If you think of your favourite stories, you will be hard pressed to find one that doesn’t feature some kind of adversity and the desire to overcome it. The greater the adversity the more we feel compelled to keep turning pages, to keep listening or watching. Into Darkness explores the dingiest recesses of your imagination to create compelling scenes, memorable characters and despicable antagonists.
We’ll examine the art of writing drama, conflict and action. We’ll learn how to create exciting plots and how to bring human suffering to the page. Will good prevail in the end? That will be up to you.
Week 1: Creating the scene of a crime
Week 2: Establishing a memorable protagonist
Week 3: Revealing the evil adversary
Week 4: Building drama and conflict
Week 5: Using twists and turns
Week 6: Bearing witness to atrocity
Week 7: Overcoming a monster
Week 8: Consequences and loose ends
There will be a homework of up to 500 words each week, so you can put what you learn into practice and then share your creativity with the group. All you need bring is a notepad, a pen and good humour. No torches are required.
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