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Characters, emotion & viewpoint : techniques and exercises for crafting dynamic characters and effective viewpoints
Title:
Characters, emotion & viewpoint : techniques and exercises for crafting dynamic characters and effective viewpoints
ISBN:
9781582973166
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books, c2005.
Physical Description:
231 p. ; 23 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
What do readers want? -- Types of characters : assembling your cast -- Introducing characters : first impressions count -- The genuine self : what is she really like? -- The motivationally complicated character : but I'm a mess inside -- Showing change in your characters : if I knew then what I know now -- Protagonists in genre fiction : from lovers to starship captains -- The humorous character : all bets are off -- Talking about emotion : dialogue and thoughts -- Emotion suggested : using metaphor, symbol, and sensory details to convey feeling -- Special cases of emotion : loving, fighting, and dying -- Frustration : the most useful emoting in fiction -- Point of view : whose emotions are we sharing? -- First person : I saw it with my own eyes -- Third person : see Dick run -- Omniscient point of view : playing God -- Putting it all together : the fourth persona.
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