The Positive Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Attributes
A Writing, Language, Reference book. This is an amazing writing resource to have. I ordered the print...
Character creation can be hard, but it’s about to get a lot easier. Inside The Positive Trait Thesaurus, you’ll find:* A large selection of attributes to choose from when building a personality profile. Each entry lists possible causes for why a trait might emerge, along with associated attitudes, behaviors, thoughts, and emotions * Real character examples from literature, film, or television to show how an attribute drives actions and decisions, influences goals, and steers relationships* Advice on using positive traits to immediately hook readers while avoiding common personality pitfalls* Insight on human needs and morality, and how each determines the strengths that emerge in heroes and villains alike* Information on the key role positive attributes play within the character arc, and how they’re vital to overcoming fatal flaws and achieving success * Downloadable tools for organizing a character’s attributes and providing a deeper understanding of his past, his needs, and the emotional wounds he must overcomeIf you find character creation difficult or worry that your cast members all seem the same, The Positive Trait Thesaurus is brimming...
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- Pages: 241 pages
- ISBN: 9780989772518 / 989772519
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This is an amazing writing resource to have. I ordered the print version and I would recommend it for anyone developing character of any kind. It's great for authors but I would recommend it for even game development. If you need a well rounded interesting character this book (and the others that she wrote like it) are an absolute must.... Another great guide from Angela and Becca! I recommend reading this along with The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Flaws or right after each other. Includes: writing advice from the authors, positive traits list (possible causes; associated behaviors, thoughts, and emotions; positive and negative aspects of the... An excellent resource for creating and building characters. Lists are comprehensive and useful. I only wish I had purchased a hard copy of this book so that I could more easily thumb through it while writing. It's definitely a book I'll refer to again and again.
