WRITER'S GUIDE TO CHARACTER TRAITS includes profiles of human behaviors and personality types

• Main Author: Edelstein, Linda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cincinnati, Ohio Writer's Digest Books 2006
• Edition: Second edition
• Subjects: Fiction > Handbooks, manuals, etc. > Technique; Characters and characteristics in literature > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Typology (Psychology) > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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• Physical Description: 378 pages : 23 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-378) and indexes
• ISBN: 9781582973906

What makes a person commit a white-collar crime? Who is a likely candidate to join a cult? Why do children have imaginary friends? How does birth order affect whether or not a person gets married? When does mind over matter become a crippling problem? Writer's Guide to Character Traits, 2nd edition answers all of these questions and many others. With more than 400 easy-to-reference lists of traits blended from a variety of behaviors and influences, you'll gain the knowledge you need to create distinctive characters whose personalities correspond to their thoughts and actions - no matter how normal or psychotic they might be. In this updated and expanded edition, you'll also find: • Comprehensive instruction on how to use this book • New statistical information to help you create true-to-life characters • Corresponding exercises that show you how to put the material to work in your stories • A quick-reference index to make cross-referencing a snap • Idea sparkers to get your thoughts out of your head and onto the page