| Description |
231 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Write Great fiction
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| 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 tour 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 : 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. |
| Subject |
Fiction -- Technique.
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Point of view (Literature)
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Characters and characteristics in literature.
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Emotions in literature.
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| Added Title |
Characters, emotion & viewpoint |
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Characters, emotion and viewpoint |
| ISBN |
1582973164 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
9781582973166 (pbk.) 90000 |
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