Write great fiction : characters, emotion and viewpoint : techniques and exercises for crafting dynamic characters and effective viewpoints

Kress, Nancy, author.

Book 2005

"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 jacket

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Characters and characteristics in literature

Emotions in literature

Fiction Technique

Point of view (Literature)

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ISBN:

9781582973166

Description:

231 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Characters, emotion & viewpoint
Characters, emotion and viewpoint

Notes:

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 your 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

LCCN:

2004023471

Control Number:

3282776

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