Emotionally Bond Your Reader to Your Story Learn the Character Traits that Make Your Hero and Villain Come to Life on the Page Use Point of View, POV, as the Key
The close emotional experience a reader experiences with your characters is the most important reason he or she keeps reading and loving your story. You can strengthen that bond between your reader and characters by using straightforward writing techniques that transform your characters into sparkling individuals.
In this book you will
—Discover the essential traits that a story character must have to become a “real person” for your reader. —Review techniques to translate your character’s personality onto the page so your reader knows him or her as well as a best friend. —Grasp the powerful point of view technique that plunges your reader into your character’s mind. —Master these tactics in your own writing by going step-by-step through examples that will show you exactly how to make them work.
It's easier than you think! You can continue to be frustrated building characters by trial and error, hoping you've captured the elements that will unflatten them... or learn the powerful proven techniques that generate vibrant story people. Get this book to learn how.
NOTE: This book was previously published under the title:
CREATE A STRONG EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR YOUR STORY READERS: Build Captivating Story Characters and Use the Power of Point of View to Communicate Your Story
"I’m married with two children. In my life B.C. (before children) I was a Ph.D. scientist under a different name who did bench research. I also love writing and story structure.
I quit work to stay home for raising our kids, and figured I finally had the time to write a novel. While writing, I was surprised at how difficult it was to get the words down because I’d never suffered from nonfiction writer’s block. It wasn’t laziness, but a pervasive frustration that, while my writing was “good,” the story itself wasn’t working.
After finishing my novel (through sheer grit) I decided to scientifically study story structure so my next novel wouldn’t be so difficult. Along this side road I was amazed at how deep and consistent was story structure, and began coaching students to help them avoid the frustration I’d felt, and also to test and perfect my algorithm."