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How to Sustain Characters in a Series and Keep the Spark Alive
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Sat., October 5th 2024
1:30-4PM
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Whether you’re thinking about writing several novels featuring the same character(s) or have already written several books in a series, sustaining your characters—and the series itself—can be overwhelming. This workshop offers strategies to plan, plot, and organize your work without losing your momentum, or your mind.
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Debra Purdy Kong has written eleven novels and novellas, including the 7-book Casey Holland mystery series set in Metro Vancouver. For the past twelve years, she’s been a facilitator for the Creative Writing Workshops through Port Moody;s Recreation Program. She’s also a blogger, avid reader and reviewer, and a board member of the Delta Literary Arts Society.
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Effectively creating and representing diverse characters
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Sat., December 7th 2024
1:30-4PM
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Effectively creating and representing diverse characters: characters of colour, of other genders or differing sexual orientations is necessary work that, to (greatly) paraphrase Toni Morrison, 'permits intimacy with the Other'. But how does a writer achieve this in our current landscape, where action and reaction to some works representing these characters, particularly when published by white writers, can quickly become incendiary. By focusing on the three parties who are critical to the act of reading: the writer, the reader and the characters themselves, Colleen will shed some light on how to tread down this road when creating Black characters specifically, by offering both insights and actions that writers keen to do this well, may consider.​
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​Colleen van Niekerk is the South African-Canadian author of 'A Conspiracy of Mothers'. This debut literary novel is set in South Africa in 1994 at the brink of democracy for that country. It grapples with the fallout of apartheid as an exiled woman tries to find her way back to her home and family. Colleen's second novel - still in pre-publication - deals with the question of what it means to be Black for a mixed-race family in a modern North American context. Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, she lives in Vancouver, BC.
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In this interactive workshop we’ll delve into how writing, storytelling, and art can be used to heal and transform our lives. In the first part, I’ll share my own healing process with grief where I used poetry, short stories, and video (digital storytelling), and also how drawing became an unexpected tool for transformation as I wrote The Six Knowings of ASAIRA. In the second part of the workshop, you’ll be able to try out different writing and drawing activities for yourself. And most importantly, no specific talent in writing or drawing is needed!
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CARMY STUBBS is a lover of the Word and its power for transformation and healing. Through her poetry, short stories, writings, and illustrations, she explores the creative force of the Heart and the finding of one’s true voice. Carmy is the author of the novel The Six Knowings of ASAIRA, a metaphysical fantasy, where all her loves ~ the poems, the magic, the storytelling, and the search for the Divine~ weave themselves alchemically through text and illustration.
Website: Carmy Stubbs, The Alchemy of Story, Poem & Illustration https://www.carmystubbs.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmystubbs/
Due to improving COVID-19 conditions, we now offer in-person presentations. We also continue to offer ZOOM as an alternate way to attend. Contact us for details at tri.city.wordsmiths@gmail.com