num_pages: 298
description: Create UNFORGETTABLEcharactersyour readerswill love!45 Master Characters  will make your characters and their stories more compelling, complex and original than ever before.You'll explore the most common male and female archetypes--the mythic, cross-cultural models from which all characters originate--and learn how to use them as foundations for your own unique characters. Examples culled from literature, television and film illustrate how memorable and effective these archetypes can be--from "Gladiators" and "Kings" like Rocky Balboa and Captain Ahab to "Amazons" and "Maidens" like Xena and Guinevere.The mythic journeys of heroes and heroines--the progression of events upon which each archetype's character arc develops--are also examined. Building such a "journey" into your character's story will enable you to stop worrying about what happens next and get on with telling your tale.It's power-packed method for crating characters that stand the test of time!
language: English
title: 45 Master Characters
titlecomplete: 45 Master Characters
genres: Writing, Crafts, Reference, How To, Psychology, Nonfiction, Art, Mythology, Research, Film
ratings_count: 1373
publisher: Writer's Digest Books