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23%OFFDavid Corbett - The Art of Character: Creating Memorable Characters for Fiction, Film, and TV - 9780143121572 - V9780143121572
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The Art of Character: Creating Memorable Characters for Fiction, Film, and TV

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Description for The Art of Character: Creating Memorable Characters for Fiction, Film, and TV Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: CBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 203 x 27. Weight in Grams: 308.
Former private investigator and New York Times notable author David Corbett offers a unique and indispensable toolkit for creating characters that come vividly to life on the page and linger in memory. Corbett provides an inventive, inspiring, and vastly entertaining blueprint to all the elements of characterization-from initial inspiration to realization-with special insights into the power of secrets and contradictions, the embodiment of roles, managing the "tyranny of motive," and mastering crucial techniques required for memorable dialogue and unforgettable scenes. This is a how-to guide for both aspiring and accomplished writers that renders all other books of its kind obsolete. ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
309g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780143121572
SKU
V9780143121572
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Ref
99-24

About David Corbett
David Corbett worked as a private investigator for fifteen years before becoming the widely acclaimed author of four novels, with short fiction twice chosen for Best American Mystery Stories. He has taught at the UCLA Extension Writers' Program, 826 Valencia, Chuck Palahniuk's LitReactor, and the San Francisco Writers' Grotto.

Reviews for The Art of Character: Creating Memorable Characters for Fiction, Film, and TV
Praise for The Art of Character "David Corbett has written a wise, inspiring love letter to all the imaginary creatures inside our minds—so we might conjure them whole on the page. I predict that massively underscored copies of The Art of Character will rest close at hand on writers’ desks for many years to come."—Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild and Torch ... Read more

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