Creating Character - (The Red Sneaker Writers Book) by William Bernhardt (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Are you a Red Sneaker Writer?

All fiction is character-driven, according to William Bernhardt, despite what you might have heard elsewhere. If your characters don't interest readers, even the most exciting plots will fail. "Action is character," Aristotle wrote, but what does that mean, and how can you use that fundamental principle to create dynamic fiction that will captivate readers? This book explains the relationship between character and plot, and how the perfect melding of the two produces a mesmerizing story. Using examples spanning from The Odyssey to The Da Vinci Code, Bernhardt discusses the art of character creation in a direct and easily comprehended manner. The book also includes exercises designed to help writers apply these ideas to their own work.

Review Quotes

"One of the things I love about these books is that they are so accessible to every aspiring writer."

Rick Ludwig, author of Mirrored

"This book gives everything that it promises. And all the other writing books written by William Bernhardt are on my wish list."

C.H. Scarlett, author

"Bernhardt shows you exactly what makes literary characters keep people interested and how to use those strengths when creating characters of your own."

R.J. Johnson, author of The Twelve Stones

"I reread these books before I start each book I write."

Callie Hutton, author of For the Love of the Viscount

"Easy to read while delivering good material with some occasional humor."

David Sullivan, author