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From Sex to Schizophrenia: Everything You Need to Develop Your Characters! What makes a person commit a white-collar crime? Who is a likely candidate to join a cult? Why do children have imaginary friends? How does birth order affect whether or not a person gets married? When does mind over matter become a crippling problem? __Writer's Guide to Character Traits, 2nd edition__ answers all of these questions and many others. With more than 400 easy-to-reference lists of traits blended from a variety of behaviors and influences, you'll gain the knowledge you need to create distinctive characters whose personalities correspond to their thoughts and actions - no matter how normal or psychotic they might be. In this updated and expanded edition, you'll also find: * Comprehensive instruction on how to use this book * New statistical information to help you create true-to-life characters * Corresponding exercises that show you how to put the material to work in your stories * A quick-reference index to make cross-referencing a snap * Idea sparkers to get your thoughts out of your head and onto the page Plus, you'll learn about common - and not so common - psychological, physical, and relat

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Author

Dr. Linda Edelstein

Publisher

National Geographic Books

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781582973906

Category

reference

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Reference, Psychology

Rating

3.87 / 5 (232 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14