Writers SA presents an on-demand workshop you can watch in your own time for a short time. We'll analyse what makes a great 3D character, as well as what you need in order to keep your plot exciting and your reader turning the pages.

When we start out writing, we have this kernal of a fantastic idea and we put pen to paper or fingers to keyboards without really knowing where we might end up. Pretty soon your characters fall flat and you're in a muddle because you don't know what happens next or how your character should be reacting to the hurdles you're throwing at them.

Join Writers SA's Bronwyn Tilley (writing as Bronwyn Stuart) as we analyse the elements of realistic characters with real wants and needs and personalities, what makes a good story, what makes for juicy conflict, and how to connect your readers to your characters.

Total time for video is 1.5hours and has writing exercises built in. Suitable for aspiring and emerging writers, especially if you start lots of stories but aren't able to finish them.

—Not a Writers SA member? Members receive more than 30% off the full price of this workshop, you’ll also get a free 20 minute consult, expert advice about your career and your work, and join a community of like-minded creatives. Join now for as little as $60! 

—Writers SA members must be logged in to receive the member discount. If you would like to use a workshop credit to book in, please contact [email protected].

—If you are a member of another state based writers centre, SCBWI SA or Editors SA, please contact [email protected] to get a code for the member price.

—Writers SA provides complimentary membership for First Nations writers and for writers experiencing economic hardship. Please contact [email protected] to redeem.

As soon as your registration is processed, you will receive an email with the link to the videos and your personalised password. If you don't receive this email, please ensure your payment was processed and then email [email protected].

About Bronwyn Tilley

Bronwyn Tilley is the author of seventeen traditionally and self-published commercial fiction novels, novellas and short stories writing as Bronwyn Stuart. She has had both feet planted firmly in the publishing industry for more than fifteen years and has a wealth of knowledge and background about what readers want and what sells in today's international and Australian markets. She is represented by a major New York literary agency, is an avid reader and spent a number of years as event manager and committee member for Romance Writers of Australia. She is now the program coordinator for Writers SA and lives in the Adelaide Hills with her family and domesticated menagerie.