Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint

Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints - Write Great Fiction

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Publisher's Synopsis

Create Complex Characters

How do you create a main character readers won't forget? How do you write a book in multiple-third-person point of view without confusing your readers (or yourself)? How do you plant essential information about a character's past into a story?

Write Great Fiction: Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint by award-winning author Nancy Kress answers all of these questions and more! This accessible book is filled with interactive exercises and valuable advice that teaches you how to:

    Choose and execute the best point of view for your story
    Create three-dimensional and believable characters
    Develop your characters' emotions
    Create realistic love, fight, and death scenes
    Use frustration to motivate your characters and drive your story


With dozens of excerpts from some of today's most popular writers, Write Great Fiction: Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint provides you with the techniques you need to create characters and stories sure to linger in the hearts and minds of agents, editors, and readers long after they've finished your book.

Book information

ISBN: 9781582973166
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Imprint: Writer's Digest Books
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition
DEWEY: 808.3
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 231
Weight: 278g
Height: 154mm
Width: 229mm
Spine width: 18mm