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DARA Welcomes Dawn Alexander - September 26th
From Cardboard Cutouts to Compelling Characters: Using Authentic Action to Bring Life to Your Story
What can movement reveal to the reader about a character's personality, emotional turmoil, or deep feelings? How do body language and action beats round out a character? How do you transform your characters from action figures and puppets to engaging, believable beings?
In this workshop, we’ll actually walk through scenes to show how actions and reactions can enrich your characterization. You'll learn to ensure every movement—from the way a character holds a coffee cup to how they throw a punch—is intentional and authentic.
Bio: Dawn Alexander is a developmental editor and story coach who collaborates with both emerging writers and accomplished authors to strengthen their stories and refine their voices. Her clients have appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists, as well as the Amazon Top 100. Leveraging her two decades of experience in education, she designs and teaches writing courses that offer comprehensive insights and practical strategies that can be applied across genres to create compelling plots and authentic characters. She's been a featured speaker at Inkers Con, Pike’s Peak Writers Conference, as well as local writing chapters, in addition to providing one-on-one coaching to numerous successful authors. When she's not analyzing plot structures or crafting characters, you can find her spending time with her two college-age kids or off-roading in her Jeep Wrangler with her husband and their dog, Teddy.
Learn more about Dawn at https://www.dawnalexanderbooks.com/
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If you are not a member of the DARA chapter, please register to attend this workshop. You'll receive an email with the Zoom link.
If you are a member of DARA, do not register.
DARA will meet in-person for the June meeting at the Vickery Park Branch Library, 8333 Park Ln, Dallas, TX. 75231
The meeting will also be broadcast on Zoom. We encourage non-members to please register.
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