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    The Handy Little Book for Writers Series. Book 4. Getting to Know your Characters
    The Handy Little Book for Writers Series. Book 4. Getting to Know your Characters
    The Handy Little Book for Writers Series. Book 4. Getting to Know your Characters
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    The Handy Little Book for Writers Series. Book 4. Getting to Know your Characters

    By Robbie McCauley

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    This is another in the Handy Little Book for Writers Series and so it is brief and to the point. These books are small on purpose so that they won’t take too much time away from your writing. This one is all about creating characters and getting to know them well - it is not about any other aspect of writing. For that reason I hope prospective writers will take the small amount of time needed to read this book and that your plot and your characters will benefit.
    Characters make your story. It is therefore important for a writer to create realistic characters so that the reader finds them believable - whether they are loved or hated. Your story is carried along by your characters so it is important that you get to know them. If you don’t know them, neither will your readers.
    This Little Book hopes to help you to create characters who will be believable and who will come to life in your plot.
    Take your time to think about the suggestions here

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRobbie McCauley
    Release dateSep 19, 2014
    ISBN9781311438034
    The Handy Little Book for Writers Series. Book 4. Getting to Know your Characters
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    Robbie McCauley

    When Robbie McCauley retired early from a varied working life, which included the duties of Secretary to Members of Parliament, Researcher, Primary School Teacher, and Bank Manager, she began to take writing classes and discovered the joy of writing short stories. At the same time Robbie decided to study for the Bachelor of Arts degree she had always wanted. This was the start of a new world. She now has many degrees including a Masters in Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism and a Post Graduate Diploma in Writing. Her qualifications provide an excellent background for story writing. At present Robbie teaches a writing class called "Let's Write a Book" with the University of the Third Age (U3A) and is happy to have finally written her own first novel, The Eleventh Hour, which is planned to be Book 1 of a trilogy. Robbie lives in Australia, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. She is divorced, has one lovely daughter, an excellent son-in-law, and three exciting grand children.

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      The Handy Little Book for Writers Series. Book 4. Getting to Know your Characters - Robbie McCauley

      The Handy Little Book for Writers Series

      Book 4

      Getting to Know Your Characters

      Robbie McCauley

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2014 Robbie McCauley

      This book is available in print at most online retailers

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. It may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      CONTENTS

      About this book

      Chapter 1 - Outline your Characters

      Chapter 2 - Start with a Character

      Chapter 3 - Character Formation

      Chapter 4 - Make sure your characters are realistic

      Chapter 5 - Character Charts

      Chapter 6 - Dialogue

      Summary & Good Luck

      Resources used in this book

      Other Books in the Series

      The Author’s Writing Websites

      About the Author

      ABOUT THIS BOOK

      This is another in the Handy Little Book for Writers Series and so it is brief and to the point. These books are small on purpose so that they won’t take too much time away from your writing. This one is all about creating characters and getting to know them well - it is not about any other aspect of writing. For that reason I hope prospective writers will take the small amount of time needed

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