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Standout Characters: How to Write Characters Who Make Readers Laugh, Cry, and Turn the Next Page
SET READERS FREE TO FEEL YOUR STORY
Remember the favorite stories on your "keeper shelf," and more than likely the first thing that pops vividly to mind are the characters. That’s because truly great stories make readers feel, and standout characters are the primary key to unlocking those emotions. To lose themselves in a story, readers need to be given rooting interests in the characters they’re spending time and money on. Rooting interests are developed from specific physical, moral, and psychological traits that emotionally bond readers to the character. Spicing page after page with these empathy traits in fresh and imaginative ways puts the writer in control of readers’ emotions like working tumblers in a lock. Take your writing to the next level by learning how to deliver the kind of fantastic emotional experiences readers crave. This book empowers you to craft your story with the reader in mind, and capture their hearts with exciting and emotionally involving characters. You’ll learn—
Remember the favorite stories on your "keeper shelf," and more than likely the first thing that pops vividly to mind are the characters. That’s because truly great stories make readers feel, and standout characters are the primary key to unlocking those emotions. To lose themselves in a story, readers need to be given rooting interests in the characters they’re spending time and money on. Rooting interests are developed from specific physical, moral, and psychological traits that emotionally bond readers to the character. Spicing page after page with these empathy traits in fresh and imaginative ways puts the writer in control of readers’ emotions like working tumblers in a lock. Take your writing to the next level by learning how to deliver the kind of fantastic emotional experiences readers crave. This book empowers you to craft your story with the reader in mind, and capture their hearts with exciting and emotionally involving characters. You’ll learn—
178 pages, Paperback
Published March 30, 2016
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