Creating Characters - A Workbook for Fiction Writers
This book deals with most issues faced by aspiring writers when starting out and for building characters out of the air. It includes notes on, and exercises in, the introduction to writing, setting up to write, how to increase creativity, journal writing, names, driving force and a very detailed character chart with ideas for almost all aspects of a character.At the end of the complete course (if you have done all the work) you will have completed a short story ready to go.
This course accrued from notes handed out to students over several years of teaching creative fiction writing for TAFE and in smaller groups in Australia.
The complete book Create and Craft Tall Stories will be available as soon as it has been reworked.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Getting organised
What you need:-Computer
Books
Journal Writing
Legal stuff
How to Increase Creativity
Chapter 2 Creating Vibrant Characters
How to fill out the Character Chart TThe Importance of name choice.
Virtues and vices
Driving force
The Character Chart
Character Ideas