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In this guide, award-winning author Nancy Kress explores the crucial relationship between characterization and plot, illustrating how vibrant, well-constructed characters act as the driving force behind an exceptional story. In teaching writers the fundamentals of creating characters that will keep their readers spellbound, Kress utilizes: Dozens of excerpts from well-known fiction; Enlightening exercises to help writers build strong characters starting from the outside-in; Beginning chapters that focus on the physical elements that comprise a character, providing techniques for using external qualities to reflect personality; Building skill upon skill, writers blend these qualities with emotional and mental characterization, forming multi-dimensional characters that initiate exciting action, react to tense situations, and power the plot from beginning to end.
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Nancy Kress is the author of a number of books of fiction, which have won many awards.
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One of the first encounters your reader has with your character will probably come from the outside, especially if your novel is told in third person. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index
One of the first encounters your reader has with your character will probably come from the outside, especially if your novel is told in third person. Read the first page
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I read Nancy Kress's fiction column in Writer's Digest Magazine every month and find it always has very practical suggestions. This book on characters is a wonderful compilation of all her wisdom on a topic of particular interest to writers of popular fiction. She does an outstanding job. So much so that I found myself taking extensive notes in an attempt to burn in my brain all the great advice she gives. One of the most wonderful parts of the book is the extensive outline she provides for creating a biography for each of your major characters. This is extremely helpful! I plan to use it for all my future stories.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It helped me focus on the many aspects of character creation (externals, internals and influence on plot) with practical advice I will certainly go back to in the future. One of my best choices so far.
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Often I find reference books that skim a variety of topics, never giving enough focus to one particular topic. Dynamic Characters breaks down character creation and development into clear and concise segments, with detailed discussion for each topic. The techniques Kress shows have already helped in my writing attempts.
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Who would have thought names are so important?
I found this guide to be highly helpful, as it is insightful, comprehensive and interesting to read with three major sections-
- Part one - the externals
- part two... Read more
- Part one - the externals
- part two... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Fi-bob
Superb guide, should have bought it years ago
It should go without saying that characters, and characterisation, are the key to the success of any story. Read more
Published 3 months ago by M. Carter
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