03510cam a2200337 i 4500003000800000005001700008007000300025008004100028020001800069020001500087040001700102041000800119050002300127082001300150245009100163260005400254300002800308505205300336520044502389650002402834650002502858650002702883650005002910650002702960650002302987650002203010650005303032650002603085700002803111710003303139BJBSDDR20230410130659.0ta170915s2014    ohu           000 0 eng d  a9781599638768  a1599638762  bspacBJBSDDR  aeng14aPN 3383bC912 201400a808.3/9700aCreating characters /cfrom the editors of Writer's Digest ; foreword by Steven James.  aCincinnati, Ohio :bWriter's Digest Books ,c2014  a341 p. :bill. ;c21 cm0 aPart I. Getting started. 25 things you should know about character / by Chuck Wendig --  Character concepting / by Joseph Bates --  Choose a name wisely / by Nancy Kress --  Name-dropping / by Elizabeth Sims --  Introducing your character for the first time / by Jeff Gerke. Part II. Point of view. Whose emotions are we sharing? / by Nancy Kress --  What POV communicates about your story / by Alicia Rasley --  Dealing with multiple points of view / by Jordan E. Rosenfeld. Part III. Dialogue. Writing dialogue / by Hallie Ephron --  Dialogue that propels the story forward / by Gloria Kempton --  Using profanity and other raw talk in your fiction / by Elizabeth Sims --  The uhs, ands, and ers of dialogue / by Gloria Kempton. Part IV. Protagonists. The hero and the common man / by Orson Scott Card --  From zero to hero / by Dawn Wilson --  How to challenge your protagonist / by Larry Brooks --  Relate to readers with a lead character / by James Scott Bell. Part V. Antagonists. Creating an anti-hero / by Jessica Page Morrell --  The three-dimensional villain / by Donald Maass --  Amp up your antagonists / by Laura DiSilverio --  Sympathy for the Devil / by Jessica Page Morrell. Part VI. Supporting characters. Developing your supporting cast / by Joseph Bates --  The character hierarchy / by Orson Scott Card --  Crafting effective supporting characters / by Hallie Ephron. Part VII. Conflict. A character's emotional thread / by Jordan E. Rosenfeld --  Push your characters to the limits / by David Corbett --  Character objective and conflict / by Mary Kole --  Coping with conflict / by Rachel Ballon. Part VIII. Motivations & relationships. Motivation and realism / by Cheryl St. John --  Showing change in your characters / by Nancy Kress --  Romantic relationships / by Victoria Lynn Schmidt. Part IX. Character arcs. Creating a character arc / by Joseph Bates --  The arc within plot --  by James Scott Bell --  The knot / by Jeff Gerke --  The moment of truth / by Jeff Gerke --  Revising for strong character / by Jack Smith.  aCreate 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. 0aFictionxTechnique. 0aFictionxAuthorship. 0aFictitious characters. 0aCharacters and characteristics in literature. 4aNovela xTécnicasv  4aNovela xAutoría 4aArte de escribir. 4aCaracteres y características en la literatura  4aPersonajes ficticios.1 aJames, Steven, d1969- 2 aWriter's Digest Books (Firm)