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Writing as a Second Career #2
Creating Compelling Characters From The Inside Out Large Print
No matter what type of fiction you write, what draws readers in is the characters.
If the reader doesn't care about the characters, the most gripping plot won't carry the day.
So how do you get readers to care?
Character diagrams, checklists, and charts can only take you so far.
You need to know your characters-and love (or hate) them-just as you do real people, which means learning about your characters from the inside out.
In Creating Compelling Characters you'll explore your characters from the inside so you
Using questions and prompts designed to help you peer into your characters' hearts and minds and examples from popular books and classics such as Gone Girl , The Dead Zone , and Pride and Prejudice , bestselling novelist Lisa M. Lilly (writing as L. M. Lilly) helps you create real, engaging characters that will keep readers turning pages.
Ready to start building fascinating characters? Get Creating Compelling Characters Large Print Edition today.
If the reader doesn't care about the characters, the most gripping plot won't carry the day.
So how do you get readers to care?
Character diagrams, checklists, and charts can only take you so far.
You need to know your characters-and love (or hate) them-just as you do real people, which means learning about your characters from the inside out.
In Creating Compelling Characters you'll explore your characters from the inside so you
Using questions and prompts designed to help you peer into your characters' hearts and minds and examples from popular books and classics such as Gone Girl , The Dead Zone , and Pride and Prejudice , bestselling novelist Lisa M. Lilly (writing as L. M. Lilly) helps you create real, engaging characters that will keep readers turning pages.
Ready to start building fascinating characters? Get Creating Compelling Characters Large Print Edition today.
- GenresWriting
202 pages, Paperback
Published August 23, 2022
About the author
Lisa M. Lilly
45 books154 followersIn addition to the Q.C. Davis Mysteries, a traditional detective series that includes The Worried Man, The Charming Man, The Fractured Man, The Troubled Man, The Hidden Man, and the novella No Good Plays, Lisa M. Lilly also is the author of the four-book Awakening supernatural thriller series.
Like her character Quille C. Davis, Lilly lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. Under L.M. Lilly, she is the founder of WritingAsASecondCareer.com. She also hosts the podcast Buffy and the Art of Story.
Lilly also writes horror, including When Darkness Falls, a gothic horror novel set in Chicago’s South Loop, and the short-story collection The Tower Formerly Known as Sears and Two Other Tales of Urban Horror, the title story of which was made into the short film Willis Tower. Her stories and poems have appeared in numerous publications.
Her non-fiction books, written as L.M. Lilly, include Super Super Simple Story Structure: A Quick Guide to Plotting and Writing Your Novel; The One-Year Novelist: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Your Novel in One Year; and Creating Compelling Characters From the Inside Out.
A resident of Chicago, Lilly is an attorney and a member of the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists. She joined AAIM after an intoxicated driver caused the deaths of her parents in 2007. Her book of essays, Standing in Traffic, is available on AAIM’s website.
For information on new releases and to get free bonus fiction, including a Q.C. Davis Mystery novella, join her email list at LisaLilly.com/QuilleStories.
Like her character Quille C. Davis, Lilly lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. Under L.M. Lilly, she is the founder of WritingAsASecondCareer.com. She also hosts the podcast Buffy and the Art of Story.
Lilly also writes horror, including When Darkness Falls, a gothic horror novel set in Chicago’s South Loop, and the short-story collection The Tower Formerly Known as Sears and Two Other Tales of Urban Horror, the title story of which was made into the short film Willis Tower. Her stories and poems have appeared in numerous publications.
Her non-fiction books, written as L.M. Lilly, include Super Super Simple Story Structure: A Quick Guide to Plotting and Writing Your Novel; The One-Year Novelist: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Your Novel in One Year; and Creating Compelling Characters From the Inside Out.
A resident of Chicago, Lilly is an attorney and a member of the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists. She joined AAIM after an intoxicated driver caused the deaths of her parents in 2007. Her book of essays, Standing in Traffic, is available on AAIM’s website.
For information on new releases and to get free bonus fiction, including a Q.C. Davis Mystery novella, join her email list at LisaLilly.com/QuilleStories.
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July 2, 2020
What a great tool. It makes me dig deeper, finding out what drives my characters. What's their fears, loves, and values and everything in-between. Using, Gone Girl, The Dead Zone, and Pride and Prejudice, as examples. I liked this approach. Teach then give examples. I read this book slowly to get as much as I could. And I did.
September 13, 2023
Very helpful.
Useful information that inspired ideas. An easy and interesting read. I recommend this book to any beginning writer or someone just needing help with their characters.
Useful information that inspired ideas. An easy and interesting read. I recommend this book to any beginning writer or someone just needing help with their characters.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews