Antagonists & Inciting Incidents
Writing workshop by UW's Scott Driscoll injects drama & tension into your story to mesmerize readers.
Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 7pm
- All Ages, Bar with ID
Master of story structure, Scott Driscoll focuses this workshop on the inciting incident and the antagonist-protagonist relationship.
Antagonists & inciting incidents challenge protagonists. Tension & struggle capture reader attention & dollars.
A good antagonist is worth ten thousand readers, and your inciting incident introduces Trouble with a capital "T." Seems simple, but the trick's in the details and execution:
• stories start with an event — the protagonist character's world is disturbed (inciting incident)
• your character objects, and plans a solution (desire quest)
• antagonist and character clash, more trouble ensues (escalating complications)
What's an inciting incident? How do you spark readers to keep turning pages, wondering what‘s next?
The better your antagonist, the more reader tension. Think Hannibal, Spike, Freddy, Joker, Darth.
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Scott Driscoll earned his MFA from the University of Washington and has taught creative writing for the UW for twenty years. His literary novel, "Better You Go Home," was selected as the Foreword Reviews First Book Contest winner earlier this year.
Scott most often writes feature stories for magazines, and profiles for Ferrari Magazine and Poets and Writers Magazine. He has won eight awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, for stories on social issues, education, and general reporting.
His short stories and essays have been published in Image Magazine, Far From Home, The Seattle Review, Crosscurrents, Cimarron Review, The South Dakota Review, Gulfstream, American Fiction, and others.
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Wine & Cheese, Brownies & Tea provided. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for snacks & social. Workshop starts at 7 p.m.
Free & Easy Parking's Included in Your Ticket!
This event's hosted by Seattle Free Lances < seattlefreelances.org >. Founded in 1921 as a society of professional writers, Seattle Free Lances welcomes all publishing professionals and writers actively working toward publication.
We support the success of our published members and writers who intend to publish. We meet once a month, usually on the first Tuesday evening, to share stories, seek encouragement, and enjoy the company of our fellow writers.
