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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Get this rare gem!!,
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This review is from: Fiction Is Folks: How to Create Unforgettable Characters (Paperback)
Although this book is out of print, I stumbled upon it at a local library and stole it! $30 in fines later I decided to do the right thing and return the book, only after finding it online and buying it!
What I love about this book is Peck's writing style. This is certainly not a book to fall asleep to, neither is it the BORING CUT AND DRY book that gives you long worksheets to fill in about your character - it entertains and dazzles you while giving you practical advise that I have not seen in many of the other books that I stole from the library. Just to tantalize you, I will give you a few points he touches upon in the book. One is giving your hero a tool. This tool defines the character, it is something they carry with them, something they care about. This is something they use professionally as well. Think of it as the accessory that would go with your character if he was an clam-shelled action figure. Peck shows us how to write the character as he is using his tool to show the reader his personality. Peck also devotes chapters to types of characters and how they can stir up your story soup. You have the show-off, the teacher, the ghost and the nobody kid. These are common character types used in some of the most successful fiction out there. Stop reading right now, buy the book and feel both enlightened and entertained. I told you to stop reading . . . why do you persist on reading? Hurry and buy this book!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Funniest Book on Writing You'll Ever Read,
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This review is from: Fiction Is Folks: How to Create Unforgettable Characters (Paperback)
Whether you ever turn out a bestseller or not, you'll love this book by Peck. He uses humor to teach you all you need to know about bringing your characters to life. In between his thoughts on "What if Socrates had played football?" and his imagined affair with his leggy secretary Illicita, you'll begin too see just how much fun it can be to make your people pop.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
EXAMPLES OF POPULAR CHARACTER TYPES,
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This review is from: Fiction Is Folks: How to Create Unforgettable Characters (Paperback)
In short chapters Peck sets out examples of character types that have proven popular during the years in which Peck was most productive. The focus is on types such as vigilantes, mavericks, illiterates who have a wealth of natural knowledge, et. al.
The book will not show you how to construct such characters but rather will show you what these characters may look like after they are built.
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