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Writing | Writing a Better Main Character

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  • 3,534 Students
  • Updated 4/2019
4.2
(86 Ratings)
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Course Information

Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
0 Hour(s) 42 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Matthew Dewey
Rating
4.2
(86 Ratings)

Course Overview

Writing | Writing a Better Main Character

I show you How to Write a Hero and not a Zero

Hello Writer!

Welcome to the course where I show you how to write an in-depth, enjoyable main character that will keep your readers interested. Don't make the same mistakes that so many novice authors make and create main characters that can challenge those of successful authors!

My name is Matthew Dewey and I am a writer. It is hard to say when my passion for writing began, but if I can recall it all started back in primary school. A small, pale child with not much to say, but plenty to write, or in most cases scribble, across a page. From there writing became a hobby, moving on to become a part-time job writing articles on various subjects from technology to programming. Suddenly, the spark was ignited and I wrote my first novel. From there I was hooked onto something that was akin to a calling.

Enough monologue, it is time to tell you what this course is worth to you. First, it is free to all beginner writers as a way to introduce them to me. You can find this course on my YouTube channel or on my website, thepennedsleuth. That being said, this course was created with the express intention to start a series of courses. In my rising through the writing world I found that information was handed freely, but not with enough dedication and forethought. The advice lacking and the examples poor. I decided to push through and after several years developed my own toolkit that is simple and multipurpose. The first and most important lesson I learned was how not to make a main character. From there I experimented and found the positives.

I will show you how to write:

  • Personality

  • Backstory

  • Descriptions

  • Names

  • and PURPOSE


Welcome to the How to Make A Better Main Character Course! I will show you everything you need to know to keep your main character interesting and worthy of the role of protagonist!

Course Content

  • 1 section(s)
  • 7 lecture(s)
  • Section 1 Introduction

What You’ll Learn

  • How to write a better main character, How to convey personality, How to develop a backstory, How to devise a name, How describe an appearance

Skills covered in this course


Reviews

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    Didimo Emilio Grimaldo Tuñon
    4.0

    Although I have taken a more in-depth course about writing a Character for a novel (intermediate), I would say this short course is the perfect introduction to those who are thinking of writing a novel and don't know where to begin. Writing a story is not just about producing word count, it has a structure and must fulfill many requirements for it to be worth the reader's time. This course sets important facts in an easy way. The only thing missing are exercises but I think Udemy isn't the platform for that.

  • N
    Natasha Lopez
    3.0

    I was hoping for more in depth discussion and examples of how to build a better character. This is very light. Good for beginners, but not for intermediate or advanced writers.

  • J
    Justin Ukabiala
    4.5

    I like this course it is short and to the point. Even gave examples to help you understand.

  • L
    Lo L
    5.0

    I really enjoyed taking this course. The lessons were very clear and understandable and Matthew explained things very well making it easy to follow. 5 stars! I definitely recommend this course.

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