Character: The Heartbeat of the Novel - Paperback

by James R. Callan (Author)

"I'm impressed because it is absolutely the best book I've ever read so far on character development."

Ginnie Sienna Bivona, former Acquisition Editor and a former Publisher.

Some of the topics covered include:

• The importance of selecting names for your characters
• How to sculpt your characters
• Considerations when planning a character for a series
• The importance of character bios
• Motivation and conflict
• The power of eccentricity
• Creating the four-dimensional character
• Ways to make your characters memorable
• Why you need a strong antagonist
• Using internalization to show character
• Points to consider when crafting a sidekick character
• And much, much more