Creating Characters

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WRITING/ REFERENCE
HOW TO BUILD STORY PEOPLE
"A good writer must not be judgmental. Look at people and love them, good and bad, interesting and dull. Cherish them, for they are the stuff of which your writing will be made." —Howard Rodman
Characters are people—an obvious point, but one too often overlooked when attempting to write fiction. Characters, to be effective, must be as real as the boy next door. Or the girl next door. They need a past, a present, and a future. And they must have feelings—about things that they care about and are important to them—even if they don't know why. The reader must know.
That's what this book is all about. Here Dwight Swain helps you build story people from the unique perspective of what your story people care about. He shows you how to enter the world of your characters, to live their lives, care their cares, and share their worries. You'll learn how to develop a bond with your characters that, because of your personal involvement, makes... Tovább

Fülszöveg

WRITING/ REFERENCE
HOW TO BUILD STORY PEOPLE
"A good writer must not be judgmental. Look at people and love them, good and bad, interesting and dull. Cherish them, for they are the stuff of which your writing will be made." —Howard Rodman
Characters are people—an obvious point, but one too often overlooked when attempting to write fiction. Characters, to be effective, must be as real as the boy next door. Or the girl next door. They need a past, a present, and a future. And they must have feelings—about things that they care about and are important to them—even if they don't know why. The reader must know.
That's what this book is all about. Here Dwight Swain helps you build story people from the unique perspective of what your story people care about. He shows you how to enter the world of your characters, to live their lives, care their cares, and share their worries. You'll learn how to develop a bond with your characters that, because of your personal involvement, makes them real—not only to you, but to your readers as well. And that's the key to writing that works.
"Dwight Swain is one of America's finest teachers of professional writing and with. . . Creating Characters he has made it possible for all of those who won't have a chance to study with him to learn about—and master—one of the most important lessons he has to offer." —Michael Seidman, Editorial Director, Zebra Books
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