Character: The Heartbeat of the Novel

by James R. Callan

Overview

"I'm impressed because it is absolutely the best book I've ever read so far on character development."

Ginnie Sienna Bivona, former Acquisition Editor and a former Publisher.

 

Some of the topics covered include:

• The importance of selecting names for your characters
• How to sculpt your characters
• Considerations when planning a character for a series
• The importance of character bios
• Motivation and conflict
• The power of eccentricity
• Creating the four-dimensional character
• Ways to make your characters memorable
• Why you need a strong antagonist
• Using internalization to show character
• Points to consider when crafting a sidekick character
• And much, much more

 

Product Details

BN ID:	2940165428777
Publisher:	Pennant Publishing
Publication date:	09/24/2021
Sold by:	Draft2Digital
Format:	eBook
File size:	275 KB

About the Author

After a successful career in mathematics and computer science, receiving grants from the National Science Foundation and NASA, and being listed in Who’s Who in Computer Science and Two Thousand Notable Americans, James R. Callan turned to his first love—writing.  He has had four non-fiction books published.  He now concentrates on his favorite genre, mystery/suspense/thriller. His fourteenth book releases in February, 2021. In addition, he speaks at conferences and gives workshops on various writing topics such as character development, dialog, audiobooks, plotting, and the mystery/suspense/thriller genre.

He and his wife split their time between homes in northeast Texas and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. They have four grown children and six grandchildren.