{"id":12045,"date":"2015-12-03T12:06:05","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T11:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dai-heidelberg.de\/en\/veranstaltungen\/fiction-writing-i-character-12045\/"},"modified":"2016-03-04T18:42:14","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T17:42:14","slug":"fiction-writing-i-character","status":"publish","type":"dai_event","link":"https:\/\/dai-heidelberg.de\/en\/events\/fiction-writing-i-character-12045\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiction Writing I: Character"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most new writers make the mistake of diving straight into the \u201cactual\u201d writing without doing any (or enough) pre-work on their character and story.\u00a0 Therefore, no matter how brilliant their writing is, it is most likely destined to fail. After all, a boring idea expertly told is still boring.\u00a0 So how do you approach this pre-work?\u00a0 How do you create fascinating characters and exciting stories?\u00a0 And lastly, what comes first – working on character or story?<\/p>\n

Until April 4, Mondays, 6 to 8 pm.<\/p>\n

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Language in workshop: English<\/p>\n

You can write in German or English.<\/p>\n

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Costs: 150 Euro<\/p>\n

Registration: ies@dai-heidelberg.de<\/a><\/p>\n

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Starting April 2016<\/p>\n

Fiction Writing Workshop II: Story Structure<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fiction Writing Workshop III: Scenes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dates will be announced.<\/p>\n

More information soon here.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

You can start with any of the workshops, no prior experience needed.<\/p>\n

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\"WRITER\u00b4S<\/a><\/p>\n

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