TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pelican,Kira-Anne
AU  - 
TI  - The science of writing characters: using psychology to create compelling fictional characters 
SN  - 9781501357251
U1  - 808.397 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - New York
PB  - Bloomsbury Academic, 
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Characters and characteristics in literature
KW  - Fictitious characters
KW  - Typology (Psychology)
KW  - Creative writing
KW  - Motion picture authorship
KW  - Technique
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - Authorship
N1  - 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 --
N2  - "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"--
ER  -