In return, I would like to offer you some of my tools, one of which is a comprehensive resource designed for writers, editors, publishers and reviewers who wish to systematically evaluate and determine the quality of a book or manuscript, whether it is written by themselves or others. Thank you, Jacqui, for providing the seven “Books to Understand Your Character’s Psychology”, and Grace, for introducing us to The Emotion Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman and all her books on writing. Look for her next prehistoric fiction, Natural Selection, Winter 2022. Her non-fiction includes over a hundred books on integrating tech into education, reviews as an Amazon Vine Voice, a columnist for NEA Today, and a freelance journalist on tech ed topics. She is also the author of the Rowe-Delamagente thrillers and Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter’s journey from high school to United States Naval Academy. Nature which explores seminal events in man’s evolution one trilogy at a time. Jacqui Murray is the author of the popular prehistoric fiction saga, Man vs. If you have favorite books on this subject, share with us. If your character doesn’t show those tells that every human on the planet does, s/he won’t be believable. I have many posts on descriptors and character traits that will get you started (see the right side of this blog). There are so many great books and websites on this. It didn’t work for me but it might suit you fine. That way, you can keep your character within the required parameters. This includes profiles of human behaviors and personality types. Writers Guide to Character Traitsby Linda Edelstein.If you want characters’ bodies to go beyond appearance to help you build tension, intrigue, and humor, this book tells you how with word choices and phrases for body parts organized under clear categories. The Writer’s Body Lexicon by Kathy Steinemann.Very detailed, but highly relevant for analyzing your main characters’ temperament, character and intelligence. Please Understand Me I and II by David Keirsey.A character in the early stages of that psychoses might be a fascinating addition to your story She does always wears one so that he’ll recognize her. All he sees are bits of red and pieces of animals–and in the case of his wife, a hat. In this particular book, a man can’t look at a person as a cohesive picture. Any of his books will give you insight into creative, fascinating psychoses that people live with. The Man Who Thought His Wife Was a Hat by Oliver Sachs.Me, I used this book (and my brilliant friend) as a template for the character Eitan in my Rowe-Delamagente series. If you’re including someone like that in your plot, this book will make sure you include ambiguity, paradox and their other brilliance in your character’s thoughts and actions. He’d prefer the raw data so he can see the connections. I have a brilliant friend who–I kid you not–hates graphs because they distill the information for him. How Mathematicians Think by William Byers.Similar to this one is The Emotion Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman
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Much of this lies in the showing-not-telling truism she explains how to show hostility, hate, etc., rather than saying the words. She explains how to write compelling fresh emotions for your characters. Creating Character Emotions by Ann Hood.If you write mysteries or thrillers, this book will help you explore what makes criminals who they are.
In case you missed it there, here are books to help you write characters :Ĭharacters have to be believable. An efriend originally published this as a guest post to help me launch Against All Odds.
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