Creative Writing: How to Write a Better Main Character (Skillshare)

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. 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 the 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 the protagonist!

The project for this course is to create a short story or novel using the techniques you learnt in this course. You are to use at least two of the methods in improving your main character.

You are to:

- create a character with a meaningful purpose

- create a personality made clear by interactions

- create a character with purpose

Be sure to submit your projects for review! I am always happy to read and provide my professional advice. Have fun!