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What is Learnt in the Cradle: How our childhoods affect our adult selves

Workshop

How do a character's early influences affect who they become in later life? What do they inherit? What do they learn? And how do we use all of this within our writing to create character depth?

What's covered

The importance of the childhood home
Families of difference sizes and shapes
Inherited traits
Values and beliefs
Other families
The persistence of childhood

What to expect

A mix of visual presentation, audio/video presentation, and writing prompts.
Explanation and exploration of new ideas and different techniques.
Opportunities to plant story seedlings which can be developed at a later date.

Recording length

30 minutes

Price

£8

Workshop tutor

Matt Kendrick is a writer, editor and teacher based in the East Midlands, UK. His short fiction has appeared in various journals, and has been included on the Biffy 50 list for 2019-20, in Best Microfiction 2021, Best Small Fictions 2022 and the Wigleaf Top 50 2022.

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