Overview

Acting techniques writers can use to bring their fiction to life In the early twentieth century, Russian director Constantin Stanislavsky transformed the acting world with a series of techniques he called method acting. By discovering the inner life of a character, actors learned to bring emotional realism to their roles as never before. In Getting Into Character, novelist Brandilyn Collins takes seven of the most eye-opening techniques of the Stanislavsky method and adapts them to the art of writing fiction. Like actors, writers learn how personalize characters, determine their action objectives in a scene, write subtexted dialogue, and much more. Collins concludes each chapter with excerpts from both a familiar classic and a modern bestseller to illustrate how top-notch authors from Jane Austen to Steve Martini have used these same techniques to great effect. Suitable for aspiring and accomplished novelists alike, Getting Into Character is a unique guide that will transform cliched writing and flat characters into believable and engaging fiction.

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Author:   Brandilyn Collins
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.278kg
ISBN:  

9780471058946

ISBN 10:   0471058947
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   11 March 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface. Acknowledgments. The Author. PART ONE: FROM HIGH-STAKES GAMBLING TO CERTAIN SUCCESS. 1 Low-Yield, Conventional Consulting VersusHigh-Yield, High-Impact Consulting. 2 The Five Fatal Flaws of Conventional Consulting. 3 The Bottom-Line Results of High-Impact Consulting. PART TWO: THE RESULTS-DRIVEN ARCHITECTURE OF HIGH-IMPACT CONSULTING. 4 Define Goals in Terms of Client Results Insteadof Consultant Products. 5 Match Project Scope to What the Client IsReady to Do. 6 Aim for Rapid-Cycle Successes toGenerate Momentum. 7 Build a Partnership to Achieve and to Learn. 8 Leverage Resources: More Results withFewer Consultants. PART THREE: CREATING HIGH-IMPACT PARTNERSHIPS. 9 Create a Contract for Collaboration Instead ofa Proposal for a Job. 10 Senior Managers Must Insist That Their PeopleProduce the Results. Build Communication Bridges and Overcome Anxiety. 12 Test the Shift to High-Impact Consulting:It s All Upside and Risk-Free. Notes. Index.

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Bestselling author BRANDILYN COLLINS writes novels in both the women's fiction and suspense genres. She is also the author of the well-received true crime title A Question of Innocence. Before turning to writing, she was a longtime student of drama, including Stanislavsky's writings on Method acting. Visit her Web site at: www.brandilyncollins.com.

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