Masterclass: Developing Characters: How to create authentic and compelling characters in your creative writing

by Irving Weinman

A guide to building characterization for writers who want - or need - to go further, this is an ideal course for the person who doesn't have the time or money to attend an advanced fiction writing workshop. It uses a unique interactive Workshop method to engage the writer with their material, editing and redrafting your characters and their contexts to take your work to the next level. With support, advice and inspiration from a leading and respected creative writing tutor, this is an essential book for you if you know you need to polish and hone your manuscript prior to attempting publication.

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction, Reference

193 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 26, 2014

Reviews

[Jason Koivu · Rating 4 out of 5]

A perfectly fine book on how to develop fictional characters. There's some handy info herein, though most of it can be found in every other book on the topic. Much of this, maybe even half of Developing Characters is filled with excerpts from novels used as examples.

[Stefan Grieve · Rating 4 out of 5]

A more advanced creative writing book with nuanced detail on crafting better characters, better than the usual creative writing books that just contain the basic details.