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Reading and Writing • Series

Mattis’s Character Creation Lab

Next session on Sep 6, 2025

Mattis L and Zaina K

Series Details

Sessions

Public Discussion

Series Details

About

This is my first series as a new tutor! Each week, we will cover various techniques and methods of creating interesting and multidimensional characters for creative writing! You can use them for your own books, or you I can help you write a (not very hard) short story or even a page showing your character in action. We will also learn how to create engaging characters that will deepen emotional engagement.

New Notes:
Please, everybody who joins this session:

1. State all the times you’re available 

2.Convert the times to GMT+8

3. Then tell me whether you’re available on weekends or weekdays

4. Please state the exact days you’re available.

You can do all of the above on the series group chat.

Thank you!!



✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

Please don’t miss more than two sessions in a row, or I might have to remove you. If you have questions or you can’t make the times, feel free to message me!

Dates

October 27 - September 6

Learners

11 / 15

Total Sessions

5

About the Tutors

Hey guys! I’m Mattis, a homeschooled 8th grader currently living in Shenzhen, China! My education consists mostly of Khan Academy exercises and videos. Thanks so much Sal! I love writing fiction novels (two of them, Ebse Nexus and Bombardment B, are nearly done), which are a blend of sci-fi and fantasy. I was very active on Khan Academy and I decided to come here to help people with R&W on the corresponding subworld. I’m a total extrovert and can always be found attending sessions and answering people’s questions!! Became a tutor on October 14, 2024 at 7:10-7:11 pm GMT+8. Became a tutor in Enrichment Subworld on November 12, at 5:14 am. Reached Bronze Level at 10:49 pm GMT+8, November 8. Big Duolingo Fan (1500+ day streak and 1.2 million XP) MBTI Personality Type: ENFP-A, Campaigner. Hogwarts House: Gryffindor Favorite Games: Minecraft, Krunker.io, War of Sticks, and Chess (on chess.com) Favorite Books: Harry Potter, LOTR, and Percy Jackson. Favorite Movies: Inside Out, Incredibles, Star Wars Favorite Songs: Unstoppable, Chandelier, When We Were Young, Hello Favorite Colors: Purple, Indigo, Turquoise, Black. I hate orange. Hobbies: Writing fiction, chess, speed typing (avg. speed roughly 80-90 wpm, record 117 wpm), drawing my characters, and reading books. I absolutely adore drawing and try to make at least three a day. Learning Now: German, Mandarin Chinese (both on Duolingo), and conlangs.

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I'm a Grade 10 student from India. I'm thrilled to join Schoolhouse as I believe it will be an excellent and beneficial platform for my education, and I would love to help others. In my free time, I like journaling and watching Netflix. I also like fantasy movies or series. I also love reading books. I finish a book in about two or three days. I'm a big fan of reading books, haha! And my favourite movie is Harry Potter. It's the best movie I've ever seen.

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Upcoming Sessions

1
6
Sep

Session 5

Other

filler session!

Past Sessions

4
27
Oct

Session 1

Other Topics

We will cover external features, including dialogue and appearance. This is the main session because I figured most of you will be able to join a weekend session. I changed the times to 9 so that Chris can come; hope you guys can too.
28
Oct

Session 2

Other Topics

We will cover external features, including dialogue and appearance. This is a recap session for those who for some reason are active on weekdays lol. So if you have attended the previous one, there isn’t really a need to join this one.
3
Nov

Session 3

Other Topics

we will be covering internal features: Thoughts, feelings, emotions, and fears.
25
Nov

Session 4

Other Topics

This session will cover Stakes and how they can shape your character.

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