Lesson Two …

When doing the second exercise I actually misread what the exercise was about and just assumed that I had to build character profiles. I then realised that the exercise required us to write character profiles for specific types of characters. So based on the plot that I created in the first lesson I came up with a plot similar but with different characters. I’m a bit happier with the second lot of characters I created but when it comes to writing you are supposed to let your creative energies flow and doing this course restricts that flow somewhat, as I experienced with this second lesson. I guess it’ because this is to help us develop as writers and so when we are learning we need to be given a guide so when we are, as some say, doing our own thing, we have a solid start or foundation … if that made sense?

Again this section took me longer than one hour; I actually ended up spending about 3 hours completing this section because I had to go over it. So in essence I’ve done 4 hours of the course, but because I am still motivated to do this I want to finish it.

So go to “Part Two – Appealing Characters” for my progress on my children’s story.