Novel Writing Workshop - 17th October, 2016

On 17^th October, HWG member and successful novelist, Glyn Harper, generously shared everything he has gleaned from  both his writing experience and his own reading in a workshop entitled 'Planning Your Way Through a Novel'. We romped through stories and their elements, protagonists, premise, goals, conflict, tension, stakes, twists, character arcs, themes and viewpoints. We looked into place and setting and how to analyse characters and depict their emotions as they confront all the obstacles and setbacks thrown at them at every turn by the dedicated author, who is intent on putting them through an Act I Crisis, an Act II Revelation, a Mid-Point Reversal, an Act III Disaster and the final Climax until the reader is rewarded with a Satisfying Ending. It was a thorough and entertaining talk, and we all left feeling inspired to have a go ourselves.