Creating Characters

How to Build Story People

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Writing & Publishing, Authorship
Cover of the book Creating Characters by Dwight V. Swain, University of Oklahoma Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Dwight V. Swain ISBN: 9780806183855
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press Publication: November 28, 2012
Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press Language: English
Author: Dwight V. Swain
ISBN: 9780806183855
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication: November 28, 2012
Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press
Language: English

A jargon-free manual on the basics of developing interesting fictional characters

Vibrant, believable characters help drive a fictional story. Along with a clever plot, well-drawn characters make us want to continue reading a novel or finish watching a movie. In Creating Characters, Dwight V. Swain shows how writers can invent interesting characters and improve them so that they move a story along.

“The core of character,” he says in chapter 1, “lies in each individual story person’s ability to care about something; to feel implicitly or explicitly, that something is important.” Building on that foundation—the capacity to care—Swain takes the would-be writer step-by-step through the fundamentals of finding and developing “characters who turn you on.” This basic but thought-provoking how-to is a valuable tool for both the novice and the seasoned writer.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

A jargon-free manual on the basics of developing interesting fictional characters

Vibrant, believable characters help drive a fictional story. Along with a clever plot, well-drawn characters make us want to continue reading a novel or finish watching a movie. In Creating Characters, Dwight V. Swain shows how writers can invent interesting characters and improve them so that they move a story along.

“The core of character,” he says in chapter 1, “lies in each individual story person’s ability to care about something; to feel implicitly or explicitly, that something is important.” Building on that foundation—the capacity to care—Swain takes the would-be writer step-by-step through the fundamentals of finding and developing “characters who turn you on.” This basic but thought-provoking how-to is a valuable tool for both the novice and the seasoned writer.

More books from University of Oklahoma Press

Cover of the book Deep Trails in the Old West: A Frontier Memoir by Dwight V. Swain
Cover of the book Baby Doe Tabor by Dwight V. Swain
Cover of the book Before Custer by Dwight V. Swain
Cover of the book Animal Stories by Dwight V. Swain
Cover of the book Sign Talker by Dwight V. Swain
Cover of the book Indians and Emigrants by Dwight V. Swain
Cover of the book Indeh by Dwight V. Swain
Cover of the book The Second Pearl Harbor by Dwight V. Swain
Cover of the book Orozco by Dwight V. Swain
Cover of the book Saloons, Prostitutes, and Temperance in Alaska Territory by Dwight V. Swain
Cover of the book Gunfighter in Gotham by Dwight V. Swain
Cover of the book Reservation Politics by Dwight V. Swain
Cover of the book High Country by Dwight V. Swain
Cover of the book A Letter to America by Dwight V. Swain
Cover of the book Climax at Gallipoli by Dwight V. Swain
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy