Sisters, Oregon | Wednesday, June 3rd | 12pm–2pm | $85

Join Lauren McLeod from The Write Type and Ali Caron from Mind for Story for an intimate afternoon of wine, small bites, and a working session on how to use the Enneagram to build characters your readers won't forget.

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What to Expect

Character Architecture

We'll move through all nine Enneagram types as character architecture. What does a Four actually want from the people they love? How does a Six respond when the plan falls apart? How does a Three hide when they're not winning? By the end, you'll have an idea of how to create the emotional scaffolding for every character in your cast.

Applied Scenarios

We'll walk through a few key story moments and settings, such as a first date, a moment of betrayal, or a crossroads decision, and explore how each type would realistically show up in each of these scenes and situations.

How Type Drives Plot 

A character's Enneagram type delivers an easy framework for a character's core fears, motivations, and misbeliefs. We'll talk about how to use type to fuel conflict, shape arc, and create emotional tethers that create those visceral feelings of connection for your readers.

Wine, Bites & Good Company

Hosted in an intimate space in Sisters with a glass of wine, beer, or handcrafted NA sparkling tea and small bites. The exact location will be shared with you upon registration.

What You’ll Leave With

✦ A working understanding of all nine Enneagram types as character archetypes you can apply across any genre or story

✦ A practical framework for how each type shows up in high-stakes story moments

✦ A character brainstorming worksheet to type your full cast and start mapping their motivations immediately

✦ A resource guide for typing your characters at home, so the work continues long after the afternoon ends

Who This is For

Whether you're drafting your first chapter or revising your third manuscript, this afternoon gives you a framework you can use every time you sit down to write.

You'll find this especially valuable if you've ever written a character who felt flat, struggled to make your antagonist feel believable, or wondered why your protagonist wasn't resonating the way you hoped.

✦ Fiction writers working in any genre

✦ Writers curious about the Enneagram and where to start

✦ Writers already fluent in the Enneagram who want to apply it more intentionally to their craft

✦ Anyone within the Sisters writing community looking for a focused, inspiring afternoon

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Meet Your Hosts

  • Lauren McLeod (9w1)

    Lauren McLeod is an Enneagram coach and writer. She will likely talk your ear off about all things Enneagram, wine, CrossFit, writing, and travel. She's your go-to for having a plan and itinerary (looking at you: Barcelona retreat) and finding all the spots the locals adore. Lauren is passionate about helping writers unlock their strengths within their writing practice, using self-awareness and inner work to build sustainable, fulfilling habits.

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  • Ali Caron (9w8)

    Ali loves stories of all kinds, especially those where good triumphs over evil, love wins the day, and people realize they had the power within them all along. She loves cozy blankets, cloudy days, and asking “What if?” Her favorite pastime is talking story — what works, what’s missing, what are readers going to fall in love with.

    You can find Ali in her cozy Boston apartment sipping tea and trying not to knock over the always-expanding piles of books that inhabit every corner.
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The Details

  • 📍Location

    Sisters, Oregon | Exact address will be shared upon registration

  • 🗓 Date

    Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026

  • 🕛 Time

    12pm – 2pm [with optional hour after the workshop to use as brainstorming / group chat time]

  • 🎟 Investment

    $85 per person - includes a glass of wine (or NA sparkling option), bites, workshop, and takeaway resources.

  • What's Included

    • 2-hour guided character session with Lauren McLeod + Ali Caron
    • Glass of wine, beer, or handcrafted sparkling tea + small bites (additional glasses will be available for purchase)
    • Character typing workbook for typing your full cast at home ($10 value)
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