Will meet April 2 at 10:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. The topic for April: Talk of books recently read led to more in-depth discussion of the importance of character presentation/development in fiction. So it was decided that an exercise in character profiling might be a good tool for our "toolbox". Decide on a scenario that you would like to present (let's go for fiction!) later on, but at this point only define the characters that will be the "actors" in it. Then do a profile on each of those characters that will assist you in your later story presentation. Be as complete as possible i.e. physical description, background, personality, history - how they came to be "who" they are but not necessarily how they relate to the other characters - get the picture? Later you will use that material to "justify" their existence in the story you will then write. I would think of this as the "skeleton" of any story, (the characters), and the story (you will write later) as the "fleshing out". Like to write? Want to learn to write? All genres of writers are welcome. Join us whether you are a beginning writer, want to improve your writing, learn next steps to get published or have had a writing published. You do not need to be a member or attend the church. There is a daytime (10:30 a.m.) and an evening (7:30 p.m.) group. Both meet at the church. If you are interested, email Chick at chickwik@netventure.com