I wanted my characters to be more than just believable. More than one dimensional. Randy Ingermanson, the Snowflake Guy, in his June 2015 issue of AdvancedFictionWriting, spoke very highly of the second edition of Brandilyn Collins’ book Getting Into Character. Brandilyn Collins is a best-selling novelist who’s published 26 novels and several other nonfiction books. So, I bought the book. Brandilyn Collins reveals seven “Secrets” that actors use to “get into character”. In the book, each key has its own chapter. Secret #1 Personalizing Secret #2 Action Objectives Secret #3 Subtexting Secret #4 Coloring Passions Secret #5 Inner Rhythm Secret #6 Restraint and Control Secret #7 Emotion Memory I would highly recommend this book. Collins, utilizing excellent examples, shows how authors can dig deeper into their characters- their past, their emotions, personality traits, objectives, and motivations, through in-depth questions. After reading the book, authors will be able to delve into their character’s inner workings to birth a three-dimensional, complicated, and seemingly real individual. Authors will learn how to add their character’s distinctive reactions to life situations to move the story forward. The only one downfall to the book and it is small. It doesn’t have a table of contents or index. Now, who is your favorite character and why? Comment below. Comments are closed.
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