Awards

• Winner of 1st Prize (Best Series) - New York Book Show 2007

Overview

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.

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9781907155512

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"Wooden Books are: ""Fascinating"" FINANCIAL TIMES. ""Beautiful"" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. ""Rich and Artful"" THE LANCET. ""Genuinely mind-expanding"" FORTEAN TIMES. ""Excellent"" NEW SCIENTIST. ""Stunning"" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas."

Author Information

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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