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Elements of Writing Fiction - Characters & Viewpoint (Elements of Fiction Writing) (original 1988; edition 1999)

by Orson Scott Card

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Vivid and memorable characters aren't born: they have to be madeThis book is a set of tools: literary crowbars, chisels, mallets, pliers and tongs. Use them to pry, chip, yank and sift good characters out of the place where they live in your imagination. Award-winning author Orson Scott Card explains in depth the techniques of inventing, developing and presenting characters, plus handling viewpoint in novels and short stories. With specific examples, he spells out your narrative options--the choices you'll make in creating fictional people so "real" that readers will feel they know them like mem.… (more)
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Title:Elements of Writing Fiction - Characters & Viewpoint (Elements of Fiction Writing)
Authors:Orson Scott Card
Info:Writers Digest Books (1999), Paperback, 182 pages
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Characters and Viewpoint by Orson Scott Card (1988)

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4.75⭐️ rounded up ( )
  erindarlyn | Jan 25, 2024 |
As a beginner in writing, I find this book very helpful. Those with more experience might find it good as a refresher. ( )
  glowlove | Oct 23, 2023 |
Love Orson Scott Card's science fiction books and loved this book, especially the portions on characterization. He gives excellent examples that he writes specifically for this book. The information he provides are clear and useful. ( )
  DebCushman | Aug 25, 2022 |
Probably the one "must read" book if you want to write fiction. ( )
  James_Maxey | Jun 29, 2020 |
I thought this book on writing was very good, although I tend to like Card's later, more informal discussions better. Seeing how I've read almost all of his work, it's interesting to see what he has to say about it, too. :) ( )
  bradleyhorner | Jun 1, 2020 |
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Vivid and memorable characters aren't born: they have to be madeThis book is a set of tools: literary crowbars, chisels, mallets, pliers and tongs. Use them to pry, chip, yank and sift good characters out of the place where they live in your imagination. Award-winning author Orson Scott Card explains in depth the techniques of inventing, developing and presenting characters, plus handling viewpoint in novels and short stories. With specific examples, he spells out your narrative options--the choices you'll make in creating fictional people so "real" that readers will feel they know them like mem.

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