{"product_id":"characters-viewpoint","title":"Characters \u0026 Viewpoint","description":"\u003cb\u003eVivid and memorable characters aren't \u003ci\u003eborn\u003c\/i\u003e they have to be \u003ci\u003emade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is a set of tools: literary crowbars, chisels, mallets, pliers and tongs. Use them to pry, chip, yank and sift good characters out of the place where they live in your imagination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAward-winning author \u003cb\u003eOrson Scott Card\u003c\/b\u003e explains in depth the techniques of inventing, developing and presenting characters, plus handling viewpoint in novels and short stories. With specific examples, he spells out your narrative options--the choices you'll make in creating fictional people so real that readers will feel they know them like members of their own families. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou'll learn how to: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - Draw characters from a variety of sources\u003cbr\u003e - Make characters show who they are by the things they do and say, and by their individual style\u003cbr\u003e - Develop characters readers will love--or love to hate\u003cbr\u003e - Distinguish among major characters, minor characters and walk-ons, and develop each appropriately\u003cbr\u003e - Choose the most effective viewpoint to reveal the characters and move the storytelling\u003cbr\u003e - Decide how deeply you should explore your characters' thoughts, emotions, and attitudes","brand":"Writer's Digest Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33011815415908,"sku":"9781599632124","price":22.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/suomalainen-test.myshopify.com\/products\/characters-viewpoint","provider":"Suomalainen Test","version":"1.0","type":"link"}