Pen to Print: Crafting Atmosphere & Antagonists – The Spooky Edition

NB: To make the most of Crafting Atmosphere & Antagonists – The Spooky Edition Workshops, please ensure that you book your place for both sessions on Tuesday 14 and 28 October.

Session Two: Developing Spooky Characters

Building on the first session, this workshop focuses on character creation—especially villains and paranormal figures—within horror, crime, and ghostly narratives. It will also revisit atmosphere and setting as tools to enhance character impact.

Key Activities:

• Recap of atmosphere and setting techniques.
• Exploration of spooky characters: human, paranormal, and ghostly.
• Tasks to evaluate character psychology and develop scenes that intertwine character, setting, and mood.

Outcome: Participants will gain tools to create compelling, psychologically rich characters that elevate the tension and depth to their spooky stories.

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• Booking is essential. Pen to Print and our partners reserve the right to remove participants who are found not to have booked a place for a session
• We encourage all participants to keep their cameras on during the session
• Pen to Print and our partners reserve the right to remove participants who are disruptive to a session
• Pen to Print and our partners reserve the right to unenroll a participant from a course and explore an alternative approach to supporting them on their writing journey, if we feel that a class is unsuitable for that participant
• NB: May feature content that some people may find upsetting, uses language or depicts scenes reflecting attitudes that are no longer seen as acceptable
• Pen to Print reserves the right to cancel, delay or postpone the event for any reason, including adverse weather conditions, an emergency situation or unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances out of its reasonable control. In such cases, the event organiser will endeavour to inform participants as quickly as is possible