Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints (Write Great Fiction) |
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| Title: | Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints (Write Great Fiction) |
| Author: | Nancy Kress |
| Publisher: | Writers Digest Books |
| Type: | Book / Paperback |
| Publication Date: | 15 March, 2005 |
| ISBN / ISBN-13: | 1582973164 / 9781582973166 |
| List Price: | $16.99 |
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| Amazon Price: | $11.55 |
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Product Description
The indispensable Write Great Fiction series continues with an in-depth look at three of the most important tools in the writer's craft: character, emotion and viewpoint. With the tips and techniques in this book, readers will learn how to: -Create compelling characters that readers believe in -Write scenes that deliver an unforgettable emotional impact -Distinguish among the many different kinds of viewpoint, and choose the one which is right for their story Each chapter is filled with examples drawn from the work of successful writers and action-and- results exercises that help readers take their lessons to the keyboard.
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Customer Reviews:
• Excellent And Easy To Follow
01 December, 2009
the book is written in a style that was easily understood, making it more applicable and worth every penny. There's a lot to learn to become proficient in our craft, and this book helps tremendously.
I highly recommend the entire series!
- Amazon Customer Review
• Paricularly Beneficial For Early-career Fiction Writers
03 April, 2009
I found the Characterization and Viewpoint sections of Kress's book particularly helpful. The Characterization section provides insight into 'showing-not telling' as you develop your characters and present them to your reader. The Viewpoint section looks at this topic in a fresh light, clarifying the overall scheme, as well as providing solid examples.
- Amazon Customer Review
• Good Book
08 January, 2009
I'm happy with the content...
Learned lots of new and interesting stuff..
MJL
- Amazon Customer Review
• Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint
28 January, 2009
Book in excellent condition. Kress's book is a must have for all students that are trying to become published writers. You will want to keep it at your side all the while your writing, its the best aid I've ever laid my money down for.
- Amazon Customer Review
• Solid Resource For Character Development And Point Of View
14 January, 2009
This is part of the Write Great Fiction series from Writer's Digest. Each book in the series covers one broad aspect of writing fiction, and of course there is some overlap as well.
The first part of the book deals with creating and representing characters in your writing. There is advice on all the usual topics: character name, character appearance, character bio, and so on. There's more, too: the pros and cons of using yourself or someone you know as a model for a fictional character, and how to get character ideas from the news or other sources. The differences between main characters, secondary characters, and minor characters are discussed. There are numerous examples of how the details the writer uses to describe a character's clothing, home, speech, and so on contribute to character development.
Representing character motivation is covered, along with good advice of how (and how not) to present a character's back story. Portraying emotion is explained well, with an emphasis on the tangible signs of emotion and character behavior.
There are two chapters on special character issues: characters in genre fiction and humorous characters.
For me, the most valuable part of this book was the discussion of point of view. Kress moves beyond the basic definitions (first person, third person limited, third person omniscient, etc.) to discuss the actual mechanics of making a chosen point of view work consistently. There is an excellent discussion of the concept of distance in third person viewpoint; this brought a lot of my questions and issues about third-person writing into focus. A whole chapter is devoted to multiple viewpoint, and how to navigate them.
I would recommend this to anyone wanting to work on making deeper characters or managing the challenges of point of view in their writing. It wasn't as helpful to me personally as Plot and Structure, but that reflects my own level of understanding in the two subject areas.
- Amazon Customer Review
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