45 Master Characters
- ISBN-10
- 1582970696
- ISBN-13
- 9781582970691
- Category
- Reference / Writing Skills
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Writers Digest Books
- Author
- Victoria Schmidt
Description
"45 Master Characters" explores the most common male and female archetypes, provides instructions for using them to create original characters, and gives examples of how other authors have brought such archetypes to life in novels, film and television. Worksheets included for writers to develop their own characters. 45 illustrations.
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