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Write Great Fiction: Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint
July 22, 2008
by  Nancy Kress
  • Create compelling characters that readers believe in
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 Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints
by Nancy Kress
 Writer's Digest Books, 2005
ISBN 1-58297-316-4
$16.99 paperback, 240 pages


About the Book
How do you create a main character readers won’t forget? How do you write a book in multiple-third-person point of view without confusing your readers (or yourself)? How do you plant essential information about a character’s past into a story?

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