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Creating Characters : How to Build Story People by Dwight V. Swain is a reference work available to read on EtoBox.

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A jargon-free manual on the basics of developing interesting fictional characters. Vibrant, believable characters help drive a fictional story. Along with a clever plot, well-drawn characters make us want to continue reading a novel or finish watching a movie. In Creating Characters, Dwight V. Swain shows how writers can invent interesting characters and improve them so that they move a story along. “The core of character,” he says in chapter 1, “lies in each individual story person’s ability to care about something; to feel implicitly or explicitly, that something is important.” Building on that foundation—the capacity to care—Swain takes the would-be writer step-by-step through the fundamentals of finding and developing “characters who turn you on.” This basic but thought-provoking how-to is a valuable tool for both the novice and the seasoned writer.

Who reads Creating Characters : How to Build Story People?

Author

Dwight V. Swain

Publisher

University of Oklahoma Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780806139180

Category

reference

Subjects

Fiction, Language Learning, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.94 / 5 (109 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14