Join ACFW DFW online on Saturday, February 12, from 10:30 am-noon for our monthly meeting as Ashley Rescot presents, “Using the Enneagram to Develop Compelling Characters.” We begin our meeting with thirty minutes of business discussions, prayers, and praises, followed by our speaker’s presentation.
Ashley Rescot discusses the Enneagram, a personality typing system used by counselors, companies, and churches. It is also a powerful tool in the hands of a writer. With its in-depth analysis of each personality’s strengths and weakness, authors can develop well-rounded, relatable characters. Like their real-life counterparts, these fictional characters must confront their basic fears and overcome “fatal flaws” in order to grow and become the best versions of themselves. Authors can also use the Enneagram to advertise their characters to potential readers via sketches, video clips, and even merchandise to help their audience better connect with these fictional friends.
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Rescot’s background could rival that of any character build. At the tender age of two, she began violin under her mother’s tutelage. Family performances with her mom, four sisters, aunts, cousins, and grandmother comprise her fondest childhood memories.
In her senior year in high school, Rescot served as concertmaster of her youth symphony in Kansas and won the youth talent concerto competition to solo with the orchestra. Afterward, she moved to Texas for college where she received a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance and minors in French and English.
In addition to violin, Rescot developed a passion for French, especially French music. She spent a year abroad in Paris, France as a Fulbright scholar where she taught English and collaborated with local musicians. The experience opened her eyes to another culture which influenced her perspective as a creative artist and educator.
She returned to the Midwest to teach collegiate French language courses and earn a Master of Arts in French literature. After graduation, she moved to the greater Chicago area where she taught French at a regional university and grew her private violin studio. She was a participant on a reading committee and voted in the Prix Roblès, an award for first-time French novelists. Rescot enjoyed attending the award ceremony in Blois, France in 2013 where she met the winning author who had written a music novel set in Europe during World War II.
Today, Rescot loves to work with her students, perform with family and friends, and write about all things music and French. She especially enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. She is a member of her family group Uptown Violins, the Blackwater String Ensemble, the SSA music teachers’ society, the ACFW writers’ association, and is an active musician at her church. As a veteran performer and pedagogue, she strives to pass on her love of music and language to the next generation.
You can find out more about Rescot by visiting her social media sites: Website_Rescot Creative, FB_Ashley Rescot, or Instagram_Ashley Rescot.
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