The official blog of 2013 Lancashire Book of the Year Winner David Massey. David is the author of TORN and TAKEN, YA novels published in Europe and USA by Chicken House.
Friday, 16 May 2014
Malvern Workshop
Well that went well! 23 students all buzzing about character and how the choices they make define them. We chose two characters - an illegal immigrant and a concert pianist and threw all sorts of moral dilemmas at them, lit the blue touch paper and watched the fireworks. The mini improvisations were... different... but a great laugh. Finally the students sat down to form their own characters and now I have to choose who is going to win the coveted TAKEN mug. All in a days work...
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