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The science of writing characters : using psychology to create compelling fictional characters / Kira-Anne Pelican.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.Description: xii, 182 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781501357251
  • 9781501357244
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: The science of writing charactersDDC classification:
  • 808.397 23 PEL
Contents:
Introduction -- The dimensions of personality -- How personality shapes dialogue -- Motivating character -- When, why and how characters transform -- The emotional journey -- Secondary characters -- A character workshop --
Summary: "Based on contemporary psychological research, The Science of Writing Characters provides writers with a completely new way of developing compelling and psychologically-credible fictional characters"--
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-173) and index.

Introduction -- The dimensions of personality -- How personality shapes dialogue -- Motivating character -- When, why and how characters transform -- The emotional journey -- Secondary characters -- A character workshop --

"Based on contemporary psychological research, The Science of Writing Characters provides writers with a completely new way of developing compelling and psychologically-credible fictional characters"--

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