This book is packed with ideas for creating characters your readers will never forget and stories they will love. No more cardboard cut-out stereotypes; the people in your stories will have personality, feelings, conflicts and depth. Your heroes will face the fight of their lives (perhaps for the girl or boy of their dreams), while your villains will be truly chilling. Your story will be vivid and compelling, so that your readers will be eager to buy the next one.
Includes:
- Easy ways to create unique, memorable heroes, villains and other character roles
- Finding the perfect name
- How to make the people in your stories more vivid and complex
- How to use real people in your stories – and what to avoid
- How to improve your people-watching skills
- And much more
Plus… more than 35 versatile, ready-made characters you can drop straight into your stories or easily adapt to fit different circumstances.