Writing characters and crafting good times | Open Bar author panel

How do you write 3-dimensional characters, a character arc, the soul, and tragic flaws? Join us for an epic, fun conversation that will improve your writing craft.

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Bios:
“Some people run from their demons; others sit down and have cocktails with theirs.” William R. Hincy is a man who does and writes about the latter. Having become a writer after deciding it was the only sensible thing for a problem drinker to do, Hincy has won three American Fiction Awards, an International Book Award, and his anthology of short Fiction, Without Expiration, was named one of the Best Books of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews. He now lives outside Los Angeles with his wife and kids, having found solace in the notion that the only things sacred are self and whiskey-winged interludes.
WDW Intro video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lev5KHRpc5s
Website: https://williamrhincy.com/

John Gilstrap is the New York Times bestselling author of award-winning action novels including the Jonathan Grave Thrillers and the Victoria Emerson Thrillers. A master of action-driven suspense, he's touted as one of the most accomplished writers on the planet and his books have been translated into more than 20 languages. He is the recipient of an International Thriller Writers' Award for Against All Enemies and a two-time ITW Award finalist. He also won the ALA Alex Award for Nathan's Run, which was optioned for film by Warner Bros. A nationally recognized weaponry and explosives safety expert, John Gilstrap frequently speaks at conferences, events, clubs, youth programs, and military bases. He is a former firefighter and EMT with a master's degree in safety from the University of Southern California and a bachelor's degree in history from the College of William and Mary in Virginia. John lives in Fairfax, Virginia and can be found online at JohnGilstrap.com.
Gilstrap on WDW: https://youtu.be/LJ2sU3nBXt0
Website: https://www.johngilstrap.com/

Gabi Lorino is a writer, editor, and ukulele player. Her first book, A Magical Time Called Later, was inspired by several conversations with a disgruntled 38-year-old bridesmaid and came to her while she was washing dishes one night before Christmas 2015… hence the Christmas undertones.

Her next project was contributing to the Made in L.A.: Stories Rooted in the City of Angels anthology, which was released at the 2018 L.A. Festival of Books. Both of her stories in the first anthology tie into characters who were introduced in A Magical Time Called Later.

Made in LA Writers has since created additional anthologies, for which Gabi has also contributed stories. In addition, she has performed content editing, copy editing, and proofreading for the anthologies, spoken and/or presented at book events, and marketed these books as well.

Her upcoming book, tentatively named Single in December, travels back in time to the Great Recession and follows a group of fun, cool, socially awkward friends through 2019.
Gabi’s episode of WDW: https://youtu.be/vYMLY7frtjg
Gabi’s website: https://gabilorino.wordpress.com/about/
Michael A. Kozlowski has authored a book of "true" Ghost Stories, two books (thus far) in the John Angel, post-zombie apocalypse series, a collection of many of his horror short stories called "Some Days Suck, Some Days Suck Worse" (not many happy endings in this one), and a memoir of his family's experience moving to, and living in, Australia. Mike lives in Detroit, MI, with his girlfriend and a whole mess of critters. Episode of WDW: https://youtu.be/C1QrM09AQls Website: https://mikekozlowski.com/

Chapters:
00:00:00 Start
00:00:54 Author introductions
00:07:36 How do you draft 3 dimensional characters
00:32:17 Writing the soul
00:39:41 What is a character arc
00:54:57 How do you write a tragic flaw

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