Books About Writing
The first three books below are how-to writing booklets with lessons and examples for Fiction Writers. The fourth one is a revised course manual on character development.
All of them are available on Amazon. Click the links below for more information
All of them are available on Amazon. Click the links below for more information
Creating Characters That Speak Developing a character sketch for each character in the story is essential to the success of the story. The writer needs to know who the characters are, what they are thinking, and why they do the things they do to make them believable to the reader.
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Mini Lessons in Story Starting In this three-lesson booklet, you will generate story ideas that you can use later, and you will learn techniques for getting new story ideas whenever you need them.
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Why Do My Characters Behave That Way? In this booklet, you will learn about how your characters got the way they are. You will also learn about how to handle a motivationally complicated character and how to create a humorous character. When you finish, you should be able to, if not completely control your characters, at least understand a bit more about why they do what they do.
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Characters, POV, and Emotion There are essentially four sources to explore when looking for your characters: yourself, real people you know, real people you do not know, and your imagination. In this reading, we will look at each of these sources in detail.
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