45 Master Characters: Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters

Victoria Lynn Schmidt

ISBN 10: 1582970696 / ISBN 13: 9781582970691

Edité par Writers Digest Books (edition First Edition), 2001

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Synopsis :

Create unforgettable characters your readers will love!

Want to make your characters and their stories more compelling, complex, and original than ever before?45 Master Characters is here to help you explore the most common male and female archetypes--the mythic, cross-cultural models from which all characters originate.

• Explore a wide variety of character profiles including heroes, villains, and supporting characters.
• Learn how to use archetypes as foundations for your own unique characters
• Examine the mythic journeys of heroes and heroines--the progression of events upon which each archetype's character arc develops--and learn how to use them to enhance your story.

Complete with examples culled from literature, television, and film, 45 Master Characters illustrates just how memorable and effective these archetypes can be--from "Gladiators" and "Kings" like Rocky Balboa and Captain Ahab to "Amazons" and "Maidens" like Wonder Woman and Guinevere. Great heroes and villains are necessary to bring any story to life; let this guide help you create characters that stand the test of time.

Présentation de l'éditeur: Every novelist, screenwriter and oral storyteller faces the challenge of creating original and exciting characters. Archetypes - mythic, cross-cultural models from which all characters originate - provide a solid foundation upon which to fashion new and vastly different story people."45 Master Characters" explores the most common male and female archetypes, provides instructions for using them to create your own original characters, and gives examples of how other authors have brought such archetypes to life in novels, film and television. Worksheets are then included for writers to develop and map the lives of their own characters.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : 45 Master Characters: Mythic Models for ...
Éditeur : Writers Digest Books (edition First Edition)
Date d'édition : 2001
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : Jaquette
Edition : First Edition.