Saturday, October 13, 2012

Characters, Stereotyes, and Fanfiction

"Attempting to get at the truth means rejecting stereotypes and cliches." --Harold Evans

Discussion of stereotypes, primary/secondary/tertiary characters. Legitimacy of fanfiction as a genre?

Prompt: Brainstorm stereotypes. Choose one and write a story or scene from a longer piece that goes past the stereotype to create a real character. Remember that characters are motivated by desire: what does he or she want?