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<br> <h4>Create Convincing Characters That Readers—and Editors—Can't Resist!</h4> <p>It's the question that eternally plagues all good writers: How can you describe the thoughts and feelings of characters who have backgrounds or psychological aberrations with which you have no personal experience?</p> <p>How can you describe the feelings of a drug addict if you've never been one? How can you write about being a prisoner if you've never been to jail? You can do all the research you want, but the question still remains: How do you convincingly portray characters if you've never lived in their skin?</p> <p>In <i>Breathing Life Into Your Characters</i>, writing consultant and professional psychotherapist Rachel Ballon, Ph. D., shows you how to get in touch with the thoughts and feelings necessary to truly understand your characters—no matter what their background or life experiences. She'll show you how to:</p> <ul> <li>Develop a psychological profile for every character</li> <li>Turn archetypes into conflicted characters</li> <li>Think like a criminal to convincingly write one</li> <li>Reveal personalities through the use of nonverbal communication</li> </ul> In addition, you'll learn

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Author

Rachel Friedman Ballon

Publisher

Writer's Digest Books; Brand: Writer's Digest Books

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9781582971810

Category

reference

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Language Learning, Reference

Rating

3.8 / 5 (129 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14