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    How to Handle Characters

    By Kat Duncan

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    Interesting, engaging characters are the backbone of a story. This book covers the elements needed to portray well-rounded, dynamic characters who are ripe to change and grow during the course of your story. Topics covered include points of view, main characters, secondary characters, protagonists, antagonists, window characters, and foil characters as well as how to choose character goals and decide on character traits. Learn the elements of writing a character sketch, plan out character arcs for each of your characters and do other exercises to learn how to get the most from each character in your stories. Includes a discussion of characters by looking at character archetypes and how you can use them.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKat Duncan
    Release dateNov 23, 2015
    ISBN9781310036613
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    How to Handle Characters
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    Kat Duncan

    Kat Duncan is a creation extremist who is doing her best to identify human creativity and free it from captivity, one student at a time. As a young child, Kat once tried to confess the telling of her stories to her parish priest because she thought they fit the definition the nuns gave for telling a lie. With her lies fully sanctioned and blessed by church authorities, Kat writes stories to entertain and enlighten. She is a Fulbright Scholar who spent a year in West Germany before the fall of the Berlin Wall. Kat has a master's degree in education and over a dozen years of experience teaching students from elementary through college and beyond. Her stories span a range from realistic historicals to quirky suspense. Visit her at: http://www.katduncan.net

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