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THEY'VE GOT CHARACTER: CRAFTING YA HEROES AND HEROINE

Writing Pad East
Los Angeles, CA

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Is your hero or heroine strong enough to handle countless adventures, multiple books and a movie deal? If you're not sure, let successful YA writer Sara Benincasa immerse your leading cast in a training camp for greatness. In this one day class, you'll explore ways to channel your inner teen, transform your main character from passive to active, and layer him with relevant vulnerabilities and flaws. Through fun in-class exercises, you'll learn how to appeal to your demographic and craft a compelling protagonist that kicks ass! We'll also focus on how to use classic stories as inspiration for modern, compelling YA tales. By the end of the class, you'll have fleshed out your leads, delved into their compelling pasts, and discovered the major conflicts of their stories. You'll be taking your warrior on the road faster than you can say "Katniss Everdeen".

Instructor: Sara Benincasa
Sunday, July 20
2:30 PM - 5:30 p.m.
Cost: $90 (includes snacks and tea)
Location: Writing Pad East (688 S Santa Fe, Apt. 312, Los Angeles, CA 90021)
Note: Class is limited to 10 students.

About Sara Benincasa:
Sara Benincasa is an award-winning comedian and author of the books "Great" and "Agorafabulous!: Dispatches From My Bedroom" from William Morrow (a division of HarperCollins), a book based on her critically acclaimed solo show about panic attacks and agoraphobia. Her comedy has won praise from the Chicago Tribune, CNN, The Guardian, and The New York Times, and has earned her an ECNY (Emerging Comedian of New York) Award and a Webby nomination. Sara is currently working on her third book, "Believers," due out from HarperTeen in summer 2015. Inspired by "Lord of the Flies," it's about a group of evangelical Christian teen girls from Texas who crash-land on a deserted island.Sara has a degree in Creative Writing from Warren Wilson College in Asheville, N.C. She has an M.A. in Secondary School Education from Teachers College at Columbia University.