Do you ever find yourself at a loss with your characters? Your protagonists have a solid backstory, but where do you go from there? What motivates them to act? What are they acting toward? In this generative two-session workshop, we’ll look at examples from short stories, novels, and craft books to discuss strategies for mining character development ideas from our settings. These strategies will be reinforced through generative practice. We’ll look at examples from short stories, novels, and craft books to mine character development ideas from our setting.