While plot may keep an audience on the edge of their chairs, it's the characters that make readers fall in love with a story. The better you know your characters, the more depth you can reveal, creating a bond with readers that lasts even after the book ends.

In this course, the instructor will challenge you to apply the principles of the Myers-Briggs personality types to deepen the character development in your work-in-progress (WIP). She will explain the four scales used by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI) to assess personality, and how those scales combine to form sixteen personality types.

For instance, is your character an introvert or extrovert? Is she a stickler for details, or does she prefer to look at the big picture? Does she consider logic or people first when making a decision? Does she like to plan out her day, or follow opportunities as they arise?

The instructor will show how you can apply knowledge of the sixteen personality types when developing characters: their strengths, their blind spots, and the potential for conflict with other types. Using a combination of theory and exercises, this fun and interactive class will give you yet another tool for bringing your characters to life.

About the instructor

Andrea J. Wenger is president of the RWA Women's Fiction chapter and an Amazon best-selling romance author under her pen name, Andrea Dalling. Her popular blog, WriteWithPersonality.com, applies the principles of the Myers-Briggs personality types to the practice of writing. She has spoken at local and international conferences on using personality type theory to improve workplace relationships. An INFJ (the rarest of the types and the one most likely to be a published author), she's a very highly expressed introvert but enjoys sharing her knowledge with others.

RWA Members: Join the chapter and attend the workshop for free!
http://www.rwa.org/p/pr/vi/prodid=574