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Building Emotionally Realistic Characters
Building Emotionally Realistic Characters contains twenty easy-read chapters, covering the foremost emotions that human experience. At the end of each chapter is a writing challenge, which will enable you to apply what you've read to your work in progress. The content is, as the title explains, designed to build characters who are emotionally realistic. It will give you sound, technically reliable information, which you can use to avoid writing fake sounding short cuts to "happily ever after" endings, which leave your readers disgruntled and feeling cheated.
This book is a user-friendly, introductory reference on the topics covered, which will enable you to understand and write about them more effectively. You don't have to read the book from cover to cover, individual chapters can be used as the topic is needed, or if you are simply looking for inspiration when building a character's psychological profile. This is an idea book. It isn't technical, getting you bogged down in deep psychological theory.
Building Emotionally Realistic Characters is specially designed to be a quick-read. No time? No problem!
Building Emotionally Realistic Characters is written by an experienced writing teacher who also has a formal background in counselling. Topics covered include fear, phobias, shame, grief, suicide, mental illness, anger and violence, egocentricity, peer influence, memory issues, repetitive behaviours, change initiators, character types, how to control how much of your own personal life is unwittingly transferred into print and more.
This is the second book in the Four Dimensional Characterisation Series. The first is, Creating and Resolving Conflict in Fiction. The series has been written to give an insight into the aspects of psychology that are the most valuable to fiction writers.
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Review from Valerie "This resource is very good for writers because if the attempt is to build characters around certain emotional states it becomes imperative to accurately write a work of fiction that is realistic. Author Cate Russell-Cole shares the reality that what others see and hear must be something they have encountered and can relate to easily. Because it is critical to bring characters to life in a convincing way she provides the psychology behind various mental states including depression, grief, psychological shock, fear, shame, and also the severity of schizophrenia and multiple personality disorder.
I greatly tuned my ears into all she offered when providing the characteristics of each state because she came from a counseling background. Knowing the duration of grief stages will help you create appropriate time frames built into novels. The reader will become much more engaged in your work and you will gain greater credibility.
This is a book that could revolutionize your writing and bring it to another level. There are other books in this series also worth considering. It is set at a bargain price for the information that will be presented."
"This book inspired me to delve deeper into topics I was already familiar with, but needed to revise. The book doesn't cover every major emotion, but a selection of the most common ones such as grief, fear, anger, shame, ego and there were chapters on mental illness as well. It was a fast and easy read." Avid Aussie Reader
This book is a user-friendly, introductory reference on the topics covered, which will enable you to understand and write about them more effectively. You don't have to read the book from cover to cover, individual chapters can be used as the topic is needed, or if you are simply looking for inspiration when building a character's psychological profile. This is an idea book. It isn't technical, getting you bogged down in deep psychological theory.
Building Emotionally Realistic Characters is specially designed to be a quick-read. No time? No problem!
Building Emotionally Realistic Characters is written by an experienced writing teacher who also has a formal background in counselling. Topics covered include fear, phobias, shame, grief, suicide, mental illness, anger and violence, egocentricity, peer influence, memory issues, repetitive behaviours, change initiators, character types, how to control how much of your own personal life is unwittingly transferred into print and more.
This is the second book in the Four Dimensional Characterisation Series. The first is, Creating and Resolving Conflict in Fiction. The series has been written to give an insight into the aspects of psychology that are the most valuable to fiction writers.
Reviews
Review from Valerie "This resource is very good for writers because if the attempt is to build characters around certain emotional states it becomes imperative to accurately write a work of fiction that is realistic. Author Cate Russell-Cole shares the reality that what others see and hear must be something they have encountered and can relate to easily. Because it is critical to bring characters to life in a convincing way she provides the psychology behind various mental states including depression, grief, psychological shock, fear, shame, and also the severity of schizophrenia and multiple personality disorder.
I greatly tuned my ears into all she offered when providing the characteristics of each state because she came from a counseling background. Knowing the duration of grief stages will help you create appropriate time frames built into novels. The reader will become much more engaged in your work and you will gain greater credibility.
This is a book that could revolutionize your writing and bring it to another level. There are other books in this series also worth considering. It is set at a bargain price for the information that will be presented."
"This book inspired me to delve deeper into topics I was already familiar with, but needed to revise. The book doesn't cover every major emotion, but a selection of the most common ones such as grief, fear, anger, shame, ego and there were chapters on mental illness as well. It was a fast and easy read." Avid Aussie Reader
45 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 6, 2013
4 people want to read
About the author
Cate Russell-Cole
8 books126 followersCate Russell-Cole is a fully qualified Social Worker, Adult Trainer and editor; with an understanding of both the psychology and technical aspects of writing and creativity. She has been researching, writing and teaching her own courses since 1990, and is a successful feature article and book Author.
She currently writes and coaches online. Cate’s creativity and writing coaching has attracted thriving online communities, which Cate maintains frequently to provide both how-to resources and writer support.
In addition to working online, Cate also teaches locally through both the Local Government and private training providers. Her most successful course to date is “Write Your Life Story.”
Cate lives in Brisbane, Australia with her family and two cats.
Books Cate has authored include:
Avoiding Back Pain: A Simple Guide
Write Your Life Story ISBN 978-0-9873175-1-3
Unleashing Your Creative Spirit ISBN 978-0-9873175-0-6
Prayer Journal Workshop ISBN 978-0-9873175-6-8
Creating and Resolving Conflict in Fiction (Four Dimensional Characterisation Series) ISBN 978-0-9873175-2-0
Building Emotionally Realistic Characters (Four Dimensional Characterisation Series) Coming Out Late 2013
Phoenix Rising: Conquering the Stresses of the Writer's Life
Maintaining Your Independence, A Course For Seniors
Person To Person: A Layman's Course in Communication Skills
She currently writes and coaches online. Cate’s creativity and writing coaching has attracted thriving online communities, which Cate maintains frequently to provide both how-to resources and writer support.
In addition to working online, Cate also teaches locally through both the Local Government and private training providers. Her most successful course to date is “Write Your Life Story.”
Cate lives in Brisbane, Australia with her family and two cats.
Books Cate has authored include:
Avoiding Back Pain: A Simple Guide
Write Your Life Story ISBN 978-0-9873175-1-3
Unleashing Your Creative Spirit ISBN 978-0-9873175-0-6
Prayer Journal Workshop ISBN 978-0-9873175-6-8
Creating and Resolving Conflict in Fiction (Four Dimensional Characterisation Series) ISBN 978-0-9873175-2-0
Building Emotionally Realistic Characters (Four Dimensional Characterisation Series) Coming Out Late 2013
Phoenix Rising: Conquering the Stresses of the Writer's Life
Maintaining Your Independence, A Course For Seniors
Person To Person: A Layman's Course in Communication Skills
Cate's e-books are available for sale through Amazon Kindle.
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