With our first Weekly Blog’s spotlight on Mother’s Day, “Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends” showed how mothers of adopted children can help them find answers about their birth mothers without feeling threatened. Because their natural birth parents are part of who the child is.

Other Weekly Blogs discussed how to be truly “politically correct” by changing the way we think about people who are different from ourselves, in “The Pink Panther 2″. We explored the meaning of honesty and serving as a reliable witness in “The Informant!”

Finally, we discussed how to seek faith in times of crisis and in times of peace, with the novel, Gunner’s Run.

In our Monthly Feature, Handy Manny showed how to work at finding solutions that meet everyone’s needs.

And we announced opportunities for early registration for the Character Entertainment Creative Writing Class starting in September, along with the Short Story Contest! Enter for the chance to win a full year of free lessons in the Creative Writing Class meeting in Elgin, Illinois and the chance to have your winning story posted here in the “What’s New?” section of characterent.com!

 

Submit as many stories as you wish, 500-1500 words in length, in any genre: action-adventure, comedy, children’s, drama, fantasy, horror, romance, science fiction, western, etc.

Your story must demonstrate a biblical virtue, such as honesty, compassion, courage, mercy, humility, or self-sacrifice, and must not include profanity, or graphic sex or violence.

All stories must be submitted by July 15^th!

 

 The Grand Prize winner will have their story posted on the Character Entertainment website and will receive a full year of free lessons in the Character Entertainment Creative Writing Class meeting in Elgin, Illinois.

 

1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place winners will be mentioned by name on the Character Entertainment website.

 

Send your submissions to:

randall@characterent.com

(PLEASE NOTE: Clicking the email address above will launch your computer’s default email program such as Outlook. If you use a webmail system such as Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc, please copy and paste or manually type in the email adress.) 

Please include your entire story within the body of the email, as attachments will not be read. Also, please do not include artwork, colored backgrounds or fancy fonts. Type your story in a clear, legible font.

 

Winners will be announced on August 20^th here in the “What’s New?” segment, where the winning story will be posted.

 

Good luck!

- RAD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 So … you’ve always wanted to write stories but never knew how to start? Let alone finish?

You’ve wondered if there are secrets to great writing and wished you could learn them?

You love books and movies?

 

The

Character Entertainment

CREATIVE WRITING CLASS

will teach you the basics for writing powerful fiction!

You can make writing a part of your life and have fun doing it!

 

CHOOSE YOUR CLASSES!

Register for the full year, pay as you go, or attend any individual monthly classes.

 

Lesson Schedule:

September:      Getting Started Writing;

                        4 Components of Every Story

October:          Creating Characters Part 1:

Focus on: Physical Appearance, Position in Life, Personality, Abilities.

November:      Creating Characters Pt. 2:

Focus on: Relationships; Identifying all Five Aspects of a Character.

December:       Show, Don’t Tell (Five Ways to Do It)

January:           Suspense & Pacing

February:         Research

March:             Poetry/Descriptive Imagery

April:               Self-Editing – Using Criticism;

                        Writing to Sell – Market Analysis & Meeting Deadlines

May:                Writing Humor;

                        Q & A Session

 

 

Led by Randall Allen Dunn, writer/web host of Character Entertainment,

for adults and teens (14 & up)!

 

Ø  Learn how to make Creative Writing a part of your life, and develop it to a level that satisfies your personal goals!

Ø  Participate in Writing Exercises and study fun examples of storytelling in movies and literature!

Ø  Complete 1 hour of Weekly Writing Time outside of class!

Ø  Complete simple Monthly Writing Assignments, designed to fit your busy schedule and help you make writing a regular habit!

Ø  Receive positive and useful feedback on your Monthly Writing!

 

Classes meet 7-9pm in Elgin, Illinois.

1^st & 3^rd Wednesdays of the month

September 1^st, 2010 through May 18^th, 2011

 Remember to bring a pen & notebook!

 

$28.00 per class, payable by cash or check at the start of each session.

(Please make checks out to “Randall Allen Dunn”.)

Register for a full year by August 15^th and get two months FREE!

$504.00 – $112.00 = Early Registration Price: $392.00!

You can also enter the Character Entertainment Story Contest for the chance to win a full year of FREE lessons!

Interested?

Email Randall Allen Dunn at randall@characterent.com or call 630-621-8493.

See you there!

(PLEASE NOTE: Clicking the email address above will launch your computer’s default email program such as Outlook. If you use a webmail system such as Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc, please copy and paste or manually type in the email adress.)