Getting Into Character: Seven Secrets A Novelist Can Learn

Getting Into Character: Seven Secrets A Novelist Can Learn From Actors

EDITION 2: Revised with some new material gathered through 13 years of teaching these concepts at writers conferences. ------------- Want to bring characters to life on the page as vividly as fine actors do on the stage or screen? Getting Into Character will give you a whole new way of thinking about your writing. Drawing on the Method Acting theory that theater professionals have used for decades, this in-depth guide explains seven characterization techniques and adapts them for the novelistâ€™s use. Youâ€™ll discover concepts that will lead you to understand and communicate the motivation and psychology of all your characters. These highly effective techniques will help you: ~ create characters whose distinctive traits become plot components ~ determine each characterâ€™s specific objectives and motivations ~ write natural, meaningful dialogue that moves the story forward ~ endow your characters with three-dimensional emotional lives ~ use character motivation to bring action sequences to exuberant life ~ write convincingly about any character facing any circumstance
Country USA
Brand Challow Press
Manufacturer Challow Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780692438879
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Getting Into Character: Seven Secrets A Novelist Can Learn From Actors