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Character Development Workshop

24/01/2026 10:00 - 12:00
The Arc, Winchester, SO23 8SB
In this hands-on workshop, half theory, half exercises, Francesco breaks down the art of character development, starting with the essential components of a compelling protagonist and expanding to antagonists, archetypes, and side characters.
Using examples from literature and screen, from Breaking Bad to Hunger Games, he’ll show you how to craft characters with depth, drive, and emotional complexity. You’ll explore how personality traits, motivations, and relationships shape narrative momentum, and how to avoid flat or inconsistent portrayals.
The session includes a focused deep dive into the nine fundamental questions to build strong protagonists; perfect for writers refining their work-in-progress or about to embark on a new manuscript.
Francesco Sarti is familiar to many of us as a member of Hampshire Writers’ Society. He is an experienced creative writing teacher and author of poetry, short fiction and novels, published in both Italian and English. He is represented by Justin Nash from the Kate Nash Literary Agency, and is working on his debut novel. He is one of the founders of Write Your Way, a new creative writing school.
Venue: ARC Space 1, the Arc, Winchester

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Write Your Way - Creative Writing School

Write Your Way is an online Creative Writing School. In partnership with Goldfinch Books, an independent bookshop in the heart of Hampshire, we organise free and paid workshops, seminars, masterclasses and courses covering every aspect of writing.
Our tutors and speakers are the best in their fields, and our mission is to deliver high quality content to aspiring authors from any type of background. Underrepresented, low-income, or simply motivated writers too busy with their day job to make writing a priority will all find something for them.
Please join us for one of our free workshops, we run them every month!

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Testimonials

Francesco was a charming and engaging tutor with lots of practical advice for budding SFF writers. The course was nicely paced and did not overwhelm and I am told the feedback from him was constructive and challenging which is just what you want. It was a pleasure to attend even if I do not intend to write an SFF novel I certainly know a lot of useful tips which I can apply to other genres

SM
Francesco is clearly a brilliant author and someone who is very passionate about what they do but is also committed to helping new authors learn how to become great writers themselves. His 7 week writing course demonstrates this thoroughly in the way he guides new writers through the steps to creating a great first novel. I found his advice to be invaluable as an aspiring writer and I have already made many improvements to my work with the things he has taught me during his lessons. I would recommended his courses to any new writers struggling to figure out how to write a great book without hesitation.

BM
As a young writer (who's been chipping away at the same old manuscript for ten years) I've been in real need of external guidance and suggestion. I count myself very lucky to have heard about Francesco’s class at this stage in my writing journey – he’s a brilliant teacher, who takes a genuine interest in your own work, and listens to your unique needs as much as he expounds about universal literary concepts and practises. I have been particularly impressed with his ability to answer on-the-fly questions relating theories on plot or character to my own manuscript, and pluck an example from popular culture to back up his input (from Harry Potter, to The Hunger Games, to more classical texts). I’ve come away from his class full of ideas, and with a revitalised passion to put them down on the page.

JW
Francesco is an engaging speaker and clearly a very talented individual when it comes to creative writing. Hearing his story has inspired me to continue pushing to be the best writer I can be. His tenacity in achieving his own dream makes me want to pursue my own even more. I would highly recommend attending some of his courses and workshops.

DF