Creating Characters

Creating Characters
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Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages : 209
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ISBN-10 : 9780806183831
ISBN-13 : 0806183837
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Book Synopsis Creating Characters by : Dwight V. Swain

Download or read book Creating Characters written by Dwight V. Swain and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A jargon-free manual on the basics of developing interesting fictional characters Vibrant, believable characters help drive a fictional story. Along with a clever plot, well-drawn characters make us want to continue reading a novel or finish watching a movie. In Creating Characters, Dwight V. Swain shows how writers can invent interesting characters and improve them so that they move a story along. “The core of character,” he says in chapter 1, “lies in each individual story person’s ability to care about something; to feel implicitly or explicitly, that something is important.” Building on that foundation—the capacity to care—Swain takes the would-be writer step-by-step through the fundamentals of finding and developing “characters who turn you on.” This basic but thought-provoking how-to is a valuable tool for both the novice and the seasoned writer.


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