The Science of Writing Characters: Using Psychology to Create Compelling Fictional Characters

by Kira-Anne Pelican

Book Overview

The Science of Writing Characters is a comprehensive handbook to help writers create compelling and psychologically-credible characters that come to life on the page. Drawing on the latest psychological theory and research, ranging from personality theory to evolutionary science, the book equips screenwriters and novelists with all the techniques they need to build complex, dimensional characters from the bottom up. Writers learn how to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501357247
• ISBN13: 9781501357244
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"