{"product_id":"creating-characters-howard-lauther-9780786420315","title":"Creating Characters: A Writer's Reference to the Personality Traits That Bring Fictional People to Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e A frequent problem area for fiction writers is characterization. If writers jump headlong into a story with only a fuzzy notion about the people who are in it, the result is a collection of characters who are cliched, stereotypical and not very interesting. \u003ci\u003eCreating Characters\u003c\/i\u003e is an easy to use reference work that looks at character development from many different angles. The book does not tell writers how to write. Instead, it generates a thought process by asking crucial questions about characters' internal and external traits, wants, needs, likes, dislikes, fears, beliefs, strengths, weaknesses, habits and backgrounds. Following these questions, the writer will find an ever deeper and wider array of options. Thus, \u003ci\u003eCreating Characters\u003c\/i\u003e helps writers delve as deeply into a character's psychology as they want. All characters, and the stories they people, can be made richer and more compelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Howard Lauther\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786420316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786420315\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 5.96w x 0.63d","brand":"Howard Lauther","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086851911935,"sku":"9780786420315","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_32c1828a-dee9-4bbe-bf3f-4522db4aee3a.jpg?v=1769096958","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/creating-characters-howard-lauther-9780786420315","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}