OCCRWA Proudly Presents:

June 16, 2008- July 13, 2008
"From Austen to Aliens: How to Create Classic Tough Chicks"
with Jacqui Jacoby

From Austen to Aliens - How to Create Classic Tough Chicks
As martial artist, Jacqui Jacoby is interested in self-defense and how women are portrayed in the media. At first, it seemed as if it was only Hollywood showing women in a tough light. With heroines such as Sarah Conner of the Terminator movies, and Ellen Ripely in the Alien films, women were the ones saving the day when men were being blown up or eaten. This workshop covers such topics as how to portray tough chick heroines. We will discuss different types of self-defense techniques and how to build a tough chick heroine from the inside out. What kind of women make up the tough chicks and what are they like in their everyday lives? What drives them to become tough? What kind of hero must stand beside her and what kind of villains will she face?

Bio: Award winning author, Jacqui Wilson lives and writes in the mountains of Northern Arizona.  A self proclaimed self-defense hobbyist, she is currently studying for her black belt in tae kwon do along with her husband and three kids.  She can be reached via her website at www.JacquiJacoby.com

 

 

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