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Dynamic Characters
A truly unforgettable story is defined by its characters. Their motivations, their changes, their actions compel us to read on, anxiously trying to discern what will happen next.
In Dynamic Characters, award-winning author and Writer's Digest columnist Nancy Kress explores the fundamental relationship between characterization and plot, illustrating how vibrant, well-constructed characters act as the driving force behind an exceptional story.
Kress balances her writing instruction with hands-on checklists to help you build strong characters from the outside in. Blending physical, emotional and mental characterization, you'll learn to create characters that initiate exciting action, react to tense situations, make physical and emotional transformations, and power the plot from beginning to end.
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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
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index
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Dynamic Reading for Dynamic Writers on Dynamic Characters,
By iqhope "Dawn Boyer" (Virginia Beach, VA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dynamic Characters: How to Create Personalities That Keep Readers Captivated (Hardcover)
WOW is the first thing I thought of after I swiftly devoured Mr. Kress' material in this book. As a budding writer, I am very determined to make my characters the alsolute best they can be to reduce the initial onslaught of rejections once I start marketing my book. One of the other reviewers for this book noted writers should keep this book open while writing to get the most for your characters--I agree 110%.I have plowed through some reslly dull 'writer's how-to' books over the past year, and this one is the cherry of the crop. I would run, not walk, to your nearest book-seller (if you plan to write stories with realistic characters) and get this book immediately. I can't say enough good things about it.
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The writing book that puts all others to shame,
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This review is from: Dynamic Characters: How to Create Personalities That Keep Readers Captivated (Hardcover)
Nancy Kress believes that writing need not be a mysterious art employed only by a select few; it is something that in large part can be explained and taught and understood. She also has a great sense of irony and humor. These traits make this one of the most enjoyable and accessible writing books I've ever read."Dynamic Characters" covers a lot of ground. I was surprised to find so much information on dialogue in here, for example. We can't chisel a character out of the work of fiction it's found in and deal with it as a separate entity; character is intimately tied to the rest of a story. Even while we're writing dialogue, setting, and and plot we should be thinking about how it impacts (and is impacted by) our characters. The author presents a million and one different ways to delve into, think about, and develop wonderful characters. She's very good about putting her suggestions within the context of all sorts of types of writing: literary fiction, mysteries, romances, science fiction, fantasy, and so on. She uses numerous published examples from sources as disparate as Dickens and Stephen King. This book treats its subject matter extremely thoroughly, is inspiring and enjoyable, and could greatly improve your fiction. The only flaw I found is that it makes other writing books look so much less effective and interesting by comparison. What are you waiting for? If your fiction could use even the smallest boost, then read Dynamic Characters. ...
5.0 out of 5 stars
The most thorough book about character,
By KTB "KTB" (NYC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dynamic Characters: How to Create Personalities That Keep Readers Captivated (Hardcover)
There are a certain number of people out there who object to the "list method" of creating a character. And on some points I agree with them. You cannot make a character just by figuring out what they like for breakfast and listing what they do all day. However, far too many beginning writers forget to think of their characters as people who do eat breakfast and pee and grew up somewhere and have fears that have nothing to do with the plot. This books encourages writers to think about all aspects of character and helps them to think about them in fuller, more realized ways. I use this book when teaching writing and my students really enjoy it. It helps not only before you begin writing a story or novel, but in the revision process as well.
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