Characters and Viewpoint

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  A "must have" for the aspiring creative writer's bookshelf

  Oddly enough, I don't really enjoy OSC's fiction that much, but his non-fiction (about fiction-writing ) is outstanding -- particularly this one. The bulk of the book concerns character, while viewpoint (which many writers seem to find very tricky) is covered in a short, clear, and very valuable sec ... (continue)

  Oddly enough, I don't really enjoy OSC's fiction that much, but his non-fiction (about fiction-writing ) is outstanding -- particularly this one. The bulk of the book concerns character, while viewpoint (which many writers seem to find very tricky) is covered in a short, clear, and very valuable section at the end.

  I would say that for beginning or intermediate fiction writers, this along with Sol Stein's "Solutions For Novelists" (aka "How to Grow a Novel") are two essential reads.

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  creating characters is what I like best in writing!

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• English Books
• Paperback 182 Pages
• Edition: 1 Pbk ed
• ISBN-10: 0898799279
• ISBN-13: 9780898799279
• Publisher: Writer's Digest Books
• Pub date: Apr 01, 1999
• Dimensions: 1484 mm x 968 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover

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