Every great story lives or dies by its characters. Readers don’t remember plots, they remember people who made them feel something in a moment. In this seminar, storyteller and producer Chris Corvan explores the psychology of reader attachment and how to intentionally craft characters who inspire obsession, loyalty, or loathing. Through examples from literature, film, and his own multimedia projects, Chris unpacks the emotional mechanisms that bond readers to fictional people: empathy, projection, mirroring, and moral tension. You’ll learn how to design emotional triggers. From moments of vulnerability, contradiction, and humanity, that make readers invest in your characters long after the story ends. Whether you write heroes, antiheroes, or beautifully broken souls, this session gives you tools to move beyond “likable” and into unforgettable.
