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Writing the Intimate Character

Create Unique, Compelling Characters Through Mastery of Point of View

Jordan Rosenfeld

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Writers Digest
04 October 2016
The key to excellent fiction lies in its characters: the unforgettable protagonists, antagonists, and secondary characters who populate the world of your story. Understanding and effectively using point of view allows you to write a powerful narrative that draws readers in and engages them with characters in a meaningful way.

Through a blend of practical instruction, useful examples, and helpful exercises, Writing the Intimate Character shows you how to create the experience of living through a character rather than just reading about one. Inside, you'll learn:

    * The functions and benefits of first-person, third-person intimate, omniscient, and second-person points of view.
    * How to apply character cues - specific behaviors, sensory perceptions, dialogue, and visual imagery - to develop a realistic protagonist and secondary cast.
    * The surface and subset feelings that get to the root of your character's emotions.
    * How different viewpoints affect the story you want to tell.

Writing the Intimate Character helps you craft a novel in which readers can experience your characters' senses, dive inside their minds, and truly feel their emotions.
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Imprint:   Writers Digest
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 214mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 15mm
Weight:   295g
ISBN:   9781440346026
ISBN 10:   144034602X
Pages:   240
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Jordan Rosenfeld is author of A Writer's Guide to Persistence, Make a Scene: Crafting a Powerful Story One Scene at a Time, and the forthcoming Writing Deep Scenes (with Martha Alderson), all Writer's Digest books, as well as Write Free: Attracting the Creative Life (BeijaFlor Press, with Rebecca Lawton) and the novels Women in Red (Booktrope), Forged in Grace and Night Oracle. She is a former contributing editor to Writer's Digest magazine and her many publications include Alternet.org, Creative Live, Mental Floss, the New York Times, Publisher's Weekly, Salon, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Washington Post, XO Jane, The Writer magazine and many more. Her book commentaries have been featured on NPR-Affiliate KQED's radio magazine, The California Report. Jordan won an NEA chairman's grant for the radio program she created and hosted, Word by Word: Conversations with Writers on KRCB radio, in 2004, where she interviewed such writers as TC Boyle, Louise Erdrich, Aimee Bloom and more (it continues under a new host). Jordan holds an MFA in creative writing and literature from Bennington College, and has worked as an editor and writing coach for more than 15 years through her business Write Livelihood. She considers herself the Writer's Cheerleader -always pushing her students and clients to find joy in their work and keep at it. She also edits for Writer's Digest's editing and critique service, Second Draft. Jordan presents and speaks annually at writer's conferences and clubs. She regularly teaches online writing courses through her own website, as well as through Writer's Digest University and leads a series of Plot & Scene retreats with Martha Alderson though their website: www.writerpath.com.

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