Character: The Heartbeat of the Novel
James R. Callan
"I'm impressed because it is absolutely the best book I've ever read so far on character development."
Ginnie Sienna Bivona, former Acquisition Editor and a former Publisher.
Some of the topics covered include:
The importance of selecting names for your characters
How to sculpt your characters
Considerations when planning a character for a series
The importance of character bios
Motivation and conflict
The power of eccentricity
Creating the four-dimensional character
Ways to make your characters memorable
Why you need a strong antagonist
Using internalization to show character
Points to consider when crafting a sidekick character
And much, much more