| Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint Contributor(s): Kress, Nancy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1582973164 ISBN-13: 9781582973166 Publisher: Writer's Digest Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2005 Annotation: Each chapter is filled with examples drawn from the work of successful writers and action-and-results exercises that help readers take their lessons to the keyboard. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - Composition - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - Fiction Writing |
| Dewey: 808.3 |
| LCCN: 2004023471 |
| Series: Write Great Fiction Series |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 231 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |