Every novelist, screenwriter and oral storyteller faces the challenge of creating original and exciting characters, Archetypes - mythic, cross-cultural models from which all characters originate - provide a solid foundation upon which to fashion new and vastly different story people. 45 Master Characters explores the most common male and female archetypes, provides instructions for using them to create your own original characters, and gives examples of how other authors have brought such archetypes to life in novels, film and television. Worksheets are then included for writers to develop and map the lives of their own characters.
Victoria Lynn Schmidt, PhD PsyD is recognized internationally as a guru for the creative writer and is now becoming known as the voice for the creative soul in all areas of life and business.
While Victoria has been writing since she was 9 years old, she has been studying writing deeply for the past 10 years and uses her techniques and research in her courses at several major universities with much success. Some of her students have gone on to become bestselling authors and have won literary awards.
Unlike most writing books, her books are grounded in solid experimental work.
"I hope readers will realize how vitally important it is to think deeply about all of the decisions they are making when writing. Don't just set a scene in a coffee shop because that's the most logical place or how it's always been done... consider other options and see just how much more alive the scene will feel for it." Victoria Lynn Schmidt
She takes cutting edge research, connects it with ancient wisdom, and puts it in the hands and hearts of everyone who wants a successful high spirited life and career. Her Sound, Simple, Profound ideas help improve every area of your life. She also has a quirky sense of humor, an adventurous spirit, and a passion for helping shelter animals globally.
