Creating Characters: The Complete Guide to Populating Your Fiction: The Complete Guide to Populating Your Fiction; Foreword by Steven James (Creative Writing Essentials) - Softcover

Writer's Digest Books

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1599638762 ISBN 13: 9781599638768

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 2014

Synopsis

Create characters that leap off the page--and into readers' hearts!

Populating your fiction with authentic, vivid characters is a surefire way to captivate your readers from the first sentence to the last. Whether you're writing a series, novel, short story, or flash fiction, Creating Characters is an invaluable guide to bringing your fictional cast to life.

This book is a comprehensive reference to every stage of character development. You'll find timely advice and helpful instruction from best-selling authors like Nancy Kress, Elizabeth Sims, Orson Scott Card, Chuck Wendig, Hallie Ephron, Donald Maass, and James Scott Bell. They'll show you how to:

• Effectively introduce your characters
• Build a believable protagonist
• Develop strong anti-heroes and compelling villains
• Juggle multiple points of view without missing a beat
• Craft authentic dialogue that propels the story forward
• Motivate your characters with powerful objectives and a believable conflict
• Show dynamic character development over the course of a story

No matter what your genre, Creating Characters gives you the tools necessary to create realistic, fascinating characters that your readers will root for and remember long after they've finished the story.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1599638762
• ISBN 13: 9781599638768
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352