Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint (Write Great Fiction): Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint : Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints - Softcover

Book 4 of 5: Write Great Fiction

Kress, Nancy

 
9781582973166: Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint (Write Great Fiction): Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint : Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints

Synopsis

Create Complex Characters

How do you create a main character readers won't forget? How do you write a book in multiple-third-person point of view without confusing your readers (or yourself)? How do you plant essential information about a character's past into a story?

Write Great Fiction: Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint by award-winning author Nancy Kress answers all of these questions and more! This accessible book is filled with interactive exercises and valuable advice that teaches you how to:

   • Choose and execute the best point of view for your story
   • Create three-dimensional and believable characters
   • Develop your characters' emotions
   • Create realistic love, fight, and death scenes
   • Use frustration to motivate your characters and drive your story


With dozens of excerpts from some of today's most popular writers, Write Great Fiction: Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint provides you with the techniques you need to create characters and stories sure to linger in the hearts and minds of agents, editors, and readers long after they've finished your book.

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Synopsis

The indispensable Write Great Fiction series continues with an in-depth look at three of the most important tools in the writer's craft character. emotion and viewpoint. With the tips and techniques in this book, writers will learn how to: Create compelling characters that readers believe in Write scenes that deliver an unforgettable emotional impact Distinguish among the many different kinds of viewpoint, and choose the one which is right for their story Each chapter is filled with examples drawn from the work of successful writers, along with action-and-results exercises that help readers take their lessons to the keyboard.

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