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WRIT33899

Advanced Characterization

Characters are the driving force behind story. How can we write characters so as to exploit their full potential?

  • Day:Tuesday
  • Times: 1:30 - 4:00 PM CT
  • Dates: Mar 26 - May 14, 2024

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About the Course

Characters are the driving force behind story. Indelible, passionate single-minded characters allow audiences to see themselves not just as they are but as who they might be at their heroic or anti-heroic best. Crafting characters of this caliber and placing them in high wire do or die situations sells stories across genres and platforms and can help put the writer on the map. How can we write CHARACTERS so as to exploit their full potential?

Notes: This course takes place via Zoom and leverages the Canvas platform for materials and occasional class discussion.

The deadline for registration is March 15, 2023, at 5 p.m. Enrollment is limited to 12 students, so early registration is strongly encouraged.

Tuition: $650

About the Professor

Susan Hubbard

Susan Hubbard

Writer’s Studio Instructor
Susan Hubbard is an award-winning screenwriter whose work has screened internationally. She co-wrote the feature film Realization and her play, Thundersnow, was produced in 2015. She holds an MFA in Cinema Art & Science from Columbia College Chicago.  

Susan Hubbard is an award-winning screenwriter whose work has screened internationally. She co-wrote the feature film Realization and her play, Thundersnow, was produced in 2015. She holds an MFA in Cinema Art & Science from Columbia College Chicago.  

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