The Art of Character

By David Corbett,

Book cover of The Art of Character: Creating Memorable Characters for Fiction, Film, and TV

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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…

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I love this book! It is a treasure chest of tools on character development: it poses questions that make you think; it provides many examples from books, film, and television; and has practical exercises.

The author David Corbett shows you how to unravel the complicated layers that comprise us humans. The book is an insightful guide into the human psyche that helped me look at the human condition with an investigative lens. This makes me a better writer because this book reinforces (with many practical examples and exercises) the importance of diving into what motivates people. Knowing what a character…

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