Creating Characters: How to Build Story People

Dwight V. Swain

ISBN 10: 0898796628 / ISBN 13: 9780898796629

Published by Writer's Digest Books 01/03/2001, 2001

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Title: Creating Characters: How to Build Story ...

Publisher: Writer's Digest Books 01/03/2001

Publication Date: 2001

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis:

The basics and fine points of successful fictional characters: traits, relationships, motivations, emotions, humor, strong dialog, and -- above all -- the ability to care. A first-class lesson in empathy and believability for all writers.

About the Author:

Dwight V. Swain spent a lifetime writing newspaper and magazine articles, pulp fiction, and screenplays. For more than twenty years he taught in the Professional Writing Program at the University of Oklahoma. His popular books, Techniques of the Selling Writer and Creating Characters: How to Build Story People are published by the University of Oklahoma Press.