Not so Exquisite Corpses: Character Invention and Development in the Creative Writing Class |
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| Authors: | Peter Wilson |
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| Institution: | Programme Director for English and Creative Writing, School of Arts and Humanities, University of North London, London |
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| Abstract: | A method of helping students to invent characters is described in the context of a creative writing workshop for undergraduates. Using the surrealist technique of ‘exquisite corpses’, students draw composite characters for which they can write a profile. Student work is used to illustrate how such characters feed into the story writing process. |
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| Keywords: | Character invention story technique writing |
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