Writing Interesting Characters (13–17 years)
What makes a character truly come alive on the page? In this engaging course, writer Cara Marks will walk you through the essentials of building believable, compelling characters that feel real to your readers. You’ll learn how to give your characters depth, develop a distinctive voice, and use their personality and perspective to shape the story itself, turning simple ideas into rich, character-driven narratives that capture attention and spark imagination.
What makes a character truly come alive on the page? In this engaging course, writer Cara Marks will walk you through the essentials of building believable, compelling characters that feel real to your readers. You’ll learn how to give your characters depth, develop a distinctive voice, and use their personality and perspective to shape the story itself, turning simple ideas into rich, character-driven narratives that capture attention and spark imagination.
Your Instructor
Cara Marks is a writer, editor and educator. She earned her MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia, and is currently studying at Queen’s University Belfast for her creative-critical PhD on Food, Literature and Empathy. Her fiction has been long-listed for the 2019 Carter V. Cooper Short Fiction Competition, the 2017 Australian Book Review’s Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize, and the 2016 Mogford Food and Drink Writing Prize. Her work has also appeared in the Commonwealth Writers’ literary journal adda, and elsewhere. She teaches creative writing workshops, lessons and courses for adults and young people.