Character
Arcs and Archetypes
$17.82
- Paperback
64 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2023
Summary
What makes a character interesting? How do you build a convincing character arc? Does every story have a hero? How many shades of villain are there? How does a writer bring their characters alive?
In this timeless little book, teacher Amy Jones describes the secret techniques that writers use to create their characters, along with their archetypes, backstories, motivations, modes of dialogue, habits, hopes, fears, flaws, frustrations … and eventual resolutions and redemptions.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781907155512 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1907155511 |
| Author: | Amy Jones |
| Publisher: | Wooden Books |
| Imprint: | Wooden Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2023 |
| Weight: | 100g |
| Dimensions: | 8mm x 125mm x 155mm |
| Series: | Wooden Books U.K. Series |
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Amy Jones
Amy Jones heads a leading English department in a Somerset college where she teaches English Language, Literature and Creative writing, alongside podcast writing, poetry and theories of narrative. She is also author of Literary Devices, Plot and Narrative in this series.
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