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Summary: A Truly Unique and Valuable Resource For the Novice Writer
Review: This is a wonderful tool for beginning writers who are struggling with their characters. The character profiles in this book are like the skeletons of people; they are stock, but they provide a foundation for adding the unique personal idiosyncrasies or personality quirks that the writer fleshes them out with to create one-of-a-kind characters. I also found this book a handy tool in trying to understand the behaviour of people in real life that I have come in contact with.
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Summary: Pretty Neat!
Review: This is an excellent reference book, especially for genre fiction writers whose characters often need to fit a "type." This book's incredibly clear lists and excellent organizational layout, help the writer to sketch out the history and details of their characters. (i.e. My villain's a violent control freak, what kind of a mother would he have? or My heroine's a quiet librarian type, what's she like in a relationship?)Since the book is formed primarily from lists, without much extensive text, it is even more helpful to a writer who doesn't want to impede the flow of working on character sketches (or whatever) by reading something extensive. This is a really nice resource.
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