The Story Works guide to writing character / Alida Winternheimer.
Publisher: Minneapolis, Minn. : 28.5press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016. Description: 214 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780991292394
- Guide to writing character
- PN3383 .C4 W56 2016
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"How to create memorable characters your readers can't help but love -- or love to hate." -- Cover
Includes bibliography and index.
Chapter 1: How to use this book -- Chapter 2: The heart of your story -- Chapter 3: Going from blank to real with character traits -- Chapter 3: Going from blank to real with character traits -- Chapter 4: Nobody's perfect -- Chapter 5: The past meets the present: history and backstory -- Special section: An excerpt from M. A. Robbins' The Tilt -- Chapter 6: Secret agent man -- Chapter 7: But... what's my motivation? -- Chapter 8: Supporting characters can save your story -- Special section: Excerpts from Judy K. Walker's Braving the Boneyard and D.J. Schuette's Chaos -- Chapter 9: Got arc? -- Chapter 10: The big uns -- Chapter 11: Problems with character (and how to fix them).