Character and Worldbuilding Workshop with Mike Marano

Library : Somerville Public Library

Location : West Branch Community Room West Branch , 40 College Ave, Somerville, MA, 02144

Start : Wednesday 5th of February 2025 6:00 PM

End : Wednesday 5th of February 2025 8:45 PM

Description :

"Character and World-Building--Archaeology without Digging" In this two-hour Writing Workshop led by multi-award-winning novelist, noted critic, and leading writing instructor Michael Marano, we will explore the relationship between character development and the creation of a setting. Participants will be shown clips from films ranging from Pixar’s Wall-E to the hard-boiled Paul Newman detective movie Harper and will be given a selection of short readings that will help them develop a writer’s toolkit for developing the interplay of character development and world-building. There will also be in-class brainstorming and collaborative exercises. The skills we’ll be building upon come from what archaeologists have done for generations: recreating portraits of how people lived through physical objects and their surroundings. As writers, we’ll be doing archeology without digging, using words, and insights instead of shovels. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Somerville Public Library. Questions email Brigid at bblack@somervillema.gov somervillepubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/character-and-worldbuilding-workshop-with-mike-marano/