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

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021Description: xii, 182 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781501357244 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: The science of writing charactersDDC classification:
  • 808.3 PEL 23 022930
LOC classification:
  • PN3383.C4 P45 2021
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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Book Book Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore 808.3 PEL 022930 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 022930

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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