When a writer invents a great character, what are the attendant expectations? Will he or she be for a novel, a story or a series? How does one develop and nurture a character over time and across genres? And what is the writer’s ongoing relationship with that character? In this panel, Garry Disher and Frank Moorhouse, who have created enduring characters - some lasting a trilogy, some much longer - join Julianne Schultz as she asks the question of character. Presented by Adelaide Writers' Week, March 2012
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