00:12:12 KCWC Classroom 3: We love QUESTIONS. Really, we do. Please *DO* post QUESTIONS into the CHAT window to EVERYONE. Capitalize the word QUESTION. That will help the host not miss any questions and prioritize them for the instructor. Example: QUESTION -- Why is the sky blue? Please *DO NOT* post direct PRIVATE questions to the host. That messes up the chat screen. 00:18:02 Liz Bradford: I love Poirot! 00:18:53 Karen Cullen: I crushed one of a friend's childhood memories years ago when I told her (she was an adult by then) that Anne of Green Gables was not a real person. 00:22:31 Rhonda Dragomir: Just read Hunger Games recently. Felt depressed at end. 00:28:06 Rhonda Dragomir: Webmaster here: The Archetypes handout is on the 9:00 am Saturday tab on the website. 00:32:02 Rhonda Dragomir: Super-trope. 00:32:20 Rhonda Dragomir: Hypertrope. 00:33:36 Rhonda Dragomir: Ouch. 00:35:38 Martha Artyomenko: What about Alexander Dumas as well? 00:35:55 Rhonda Dragomir: Researching for Civil War novel, came across writings of Frederick Douglas. That man had astonishing insights. Brilliant. 00:37:27 RJ Thesman: Great list of overcomers. How about adding some women to the list? 00:37:43 Martha Artyomenko: I have never been to combat, but have C-PTSD. 00:38:36 Rhonda Dragomir: RJ - let's do a class on women - the same tropes exist as in this class featuring men. 00:38:51 Martha Artyomenko: It is kind of like the trope that those that are mentally ill are always violent, like schizophrenia 00:40:11 Rhonda Dragomir: QUESTION: I'm processing this. It would be hard to write without using some variant of an archetype, but we should avoid tropes. Do I have it right? 00:42:21 Hannah R. Conway: 30 minutes remaining. 30 minutes. 00:46:38 Rhonda Dragomir: I'm thinking we live in a t-shirt slogan culture. These two are far from the most extreme I've seen. 00:46:56 Hannah R. Conway: You’re right, Rhonda! 00:48:04 Cindy Stewart: Amen! I'm a high school teacher. 00:48:17 Rhonda Dragomir: I took a class on characterization that emphasized that if a trait is an archetype, there needs to be justification in their backstory that leads to their attitude or behavior. 00:48:21 Hannah R. Conway: Lol, Cindy! I totally understand! 00:50:30 JP Robinson: Absolutely! @Rhonda, you're totally right. I always believe in qualifying my characters, especially the villain. Doing this can really flesh out your characters and even bring a degree of sympathy for your villain which I think is fun! :) 00:52:04 Rhonda Dragomir: Yes. Right, JP! It's easy to let this material intimidate us. 00:52:28 Rhonda Dragomir: Descendant of Martin Luther here...hate the Nazi stereotype. 00:53:58 JP Robinson: @Rhonda, I had a lot of fun exploring the German culture when doing field research for a series I'm working on now. I was in Dachau in 2019 and it was really interesting to see how many Germans were unaware/not involved in the Nazi movement. 00:54:12 JP Robinson: Time to "toss the tropes!" :) 00:54:19 Rhonda Dragomir: Thank you! You're right, JP! 00:57:03 Rhonda Dragomir: There's a "club" of women who accept and perpetuate so-called humor that denigrates men. It's unacceptable. 00:57:46 Hannah R. Conway: 15 minutes remaining. 15 minutes. 01:02:50 Hannah R. Conway: 10 minutes remaining. 10 minutes. 01:04:01 Rhonda Dragomir: Oh, I need this info. Thank you! 01:07:12 Martha Artyomenko: How long will your downloads be available on the website? 01:07:21 Rhonda Dragomir: QUESTION: How does one find a sensitivity reader? 01:07:39 Rhonda Dragomir: Martha - the downloads (handouts) will be available for six months after the conference. 01:07:52 Rhonda Dragomir: Same time as videos. 01:08:13 Martha Artyomenko: I would add, “Why does he do that?” by Lundy Bancroft 01:09:36 Rhonda Dragomir: Edwina Perkins of Harrambee Press is known for helping writers understand how to write minority characters. 01:10:13 JP Robinson: Edwina is a great resource for that. 01:10:27 Susan M'Chelle Brannock: Fabulous course. Thank you! 01:10:58 Rhonda Dragomir: J.P. - do you do sensitivity reading? 01:12:08 Beth Westcott: Thank you. 01:12:42 Courtney Grice: I have learned so much from your classes today. Thank you both. 01:12:43 Rhonda Dragomir: Thank you both! 01:12:54 Lauren Harrison: this was great...thanks! 01:12:57 Liz Bradford: Thank you so much !