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About the Course

At the center of a good story are the characters in it. In this course aspiring writers will discover how to build and bring to life complex, vivid and unforgettable characters. We will study the choices a writer makes to bring all characters to life on the page, and we will perform written exercises in order to develop a variety of writing and pre-writing techniques, in order to create a variety of characters. We will learn how to use our own life experiences, and the people we know (and how not to!). We will develop inner (thoughts and feelings) and outer (appearance, habits, behavior) lives for our characters and see how that can lead us to richer and more interesting stories. We will breathe life into our characters and let them surprise us....

Top reviews

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Nov 24, 2019

The information I need to craft compelling characters. Wouldn't have learned this information just by reading books! Amy is an excellent instructor, and the work is challenging but not unreachable.

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Mar 14, 2016

I enjoyed Amy Bloom's guidelines and am keen to create some well rounded characters. Thank you for enabling me to follow along without having to pay ( no evaluation of the assignments).

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By Miracle E

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Mar 17, 2024

I am happy to be a beneficiary of this Coursera

By Susan I C

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Oct 10, 2024

Excellent videos and interviews with authors.

By Hilal I

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Nov 4, 2017

amy bloom, thank you, thank you, thank you 🙏

By Claudia M

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Jun 28, 2018

I loved the course and the Professor Hosting

By Judy W W J

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Nov 27, 2018

Great course that exceeded my expectations.

By Denise F

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Aug 7, 2018

Learned a lot! Love Amy Bloom's teaching.

By Cecilia F

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Nov 6, 2017

Extremely interesting and valuable course!

By Alena R

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Jun 6, 2021

It's been an amazing adventure! Than you!

By ISHAN S

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Aug 9, 2020

Great course to develop your characters.

By Susan W

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Nov 22, 2016

What a pleasure to learn from Amy Bloom!

By Angela K

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Dec 26, 2020

I recommend all of this specialization!

By Arturo N

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Jul 23, 2016

Great inspirtation for practice writing

By Sahara Z F

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Aug 3, 2020

A very good introduction to character.

By Marie-Hélène F

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Feb 23, 2016

Amazing course! Thank you so much!!!!!

By Sadra M M

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May 20, 2025

Informative and positively demanding

By Chris B

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Jun 8, 2016

Excellent course. Great assignments.

By Jocelyn Q C

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Apr 18, 2016

Excellent, well-prepared professors!

By Andrea

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May 4, 2020

A great addition to writing skills.

By Ana C O G

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Apr 22, 2018

Absolutely loved it. Thank you Amy!

By Dee M

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Apr 11, 2016

Wonderful. Really helpful course.

By Divya J

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Sep 10, 2020

Adore you. You were simply great!

By Ramon F

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Nov 14, 2019

Excelente maravillosa experiencia

By Morgan

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Jun 3, 2018

Really interesting practice tasks

By Vicky

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Jan 16, 2017

Great course. Incredibly helpful.