Using Characters to Create Momentum

Stories are born from characters facing obstacles to their goals. What makes stories interesting—what gives them momentum—is how those characters react. One might shrug off a metaphorical boulder in the path, simply going around. Another might climb up, and still another might ask for help. Understanding your novel’s major and minor players can help you know where to begin a story and how to keep it moving forward. This is an OnDemand webinar.

Instructor:

Erica Wright is the author of eight books, including the mystery novel Hollow Bones (Severn House, 2024) and the essay collection Snake (Bloomsbury, 2020). Her novel Famous in Cedarville (Polis Books, 2019) received a starred review from Publishers Weekly and was called “a clever little whodunnit” in The New York Times Book Review. Her latest poetry collection is All the Bayou Stories End with Drowned (Black Lawrence Press, 2017). She is a former editorial board member of Alice James Books and currently teaches at Bellevue University. She lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, with her family.