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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
I love watching movies and reading novels and I always wonder how writers develop characters that are memorable. Matt Bird provided a lot of helpful information about what makes a character believable and unforgettable. I enjoyed his analysis of characters from many movies and novels -- some of which I already watched or read -- using his assessment techniques. As a movie viewer and novel reader, I will take more notes of how a character acts, thinks, and talks. Bird makes me interested in learning about characters, especially in the first part of the story. I am not so fond of the introduction of the characters, with all the descriptions and backstories. I know characterization is as essential as the plot. The Secrets of Characters definitely change how I watch movies and read books. This is a great resource for writers, too!
Thank you Matt Bird, Writer's Digest Books, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC and to share my honest review.
Thank you Matt Bird, Writer's Digest Books, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC and to share my honest review.
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Part 1 is mostly of list of examples / ideas of attributes and scenes that you could try to make the reader "believe, care, and invest" in your characters. They seem too common to use but they seem useful enough to define what he means by those three aspects.
Concrete examples and entertaining. Definitely good for the experienced writer and even the beginner.
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I enjoyed all explanations. Easy to think about character craft.
Three aspects of character: Believability, Caring, and Investing, with lots and lots of examples. Maybe too many. I would have liked more explanation.
3.5*
3.5*
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informative
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informative
inspiring
fast-paced
This book was super duper helpful - maybe more so than any other writing book I have read when it comes to character, apart from K.M. Weiland's in-depth studies. There are concrete examples of what to do when building a character: things I can specifically brainstorm on to create compelling people who jump off the page. I'm looking forward to using this for my next book. I want people to see what I do when I'm creating!
funny
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