Creating Realistic Heroes and Villains

In this Workshop: Drawing from personal experience, popular media and real-life examples, Martin will address the process of creating realistic heroes and villains, transforming them from mere tropes into believable characters.

About the speaker: Martin Schiller is the author of many books including the Sisterhood of Suns military science fiction series, Blackbird and Our Man Adelaide. For a time, he was a published author working with Talaria Press and eventually went on to form his own independent house, Pantari Press. In addition to being a writer, he has worked as a graphic designer, an EMT-1A in South Central Los Angeles and Skid Row, a Private Detective specializing in Narcotics Investigations, a Youth Worker at a Corrections Facility, a School Bus Driver, and in nearly every aspect of Private Security. Currently, he is completing the seventh book in the Our Man Adeliade series which is due for release in 2025. He resides…