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    Write Your First Novel Now. Book 4 - Getting to Know Your Characters: Write A Book Series. A Beginner's Guide, #4
    Write Your First Novel Now. Book 4 - Getting to Know Your Characters: Write A Book Series. A Beginner's Guide, #4
    Write Your First Novel Now. Book 4 - Getting to Know Your Characters: Write A Book Series. A Beginner's Guide, #4
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    Write Your First Novel Now. Book 4 - Getting to Know Your Characters: Write A Book Series. A Beginner's Guide, #4

    By Robbie Kew

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    This is little book 4 in the series. It is about your characters.

    It is about the importance of characters in your story. It is about creating characters and getting to know them well. It is not about any other aspect of writing, and for that reason I hope beginners will take the small amount of time needed to read this book.

    Your characters will benefit. Characters make your story. Your story, your plot, is moved along by its characters. You must get to know them. If you don’t know them, neither will your readers.

    This little book hopes to help you to create characters who will be believable and who will come to life in your plot.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRobbie Kew
    Release dateJun 17, 2017
    ISBN9781540179364
    Write Your First Novel Now. Book 4 - Getting to Know Your Characters: Write A Book Series. A Beginner's Guide, #4
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    Robbie Kew

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR - ROBBIE KEW When Robbie Kew retired early from a varied working life, which included the duties of Secretary to Members of Parliament, Researcher, Primary School Teacher, and Bank Manager, she began to take writing classes and discovered the joy of writing short stories. At the same time Robbie decided to study for the Bachelor of Arts degree she had always wanted.  This was the start of a new world. She now has many degrees including a Masters in Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism and a Post Graduate Diploma in Writing. Her qualifications provide an excellent background for story writing. At present Robbie teaches writing classes called "Book Writers’ Workshop" with the University of the Third Age (U3A) and is happy to have finally completed her first series of novels. Recovery - The Series contains four books. It is the story of a family’s secrets and crimes, and the deceit that follows it through generations. Book 1 - Maddison Fame Book 2 - A Maddison Recovery Book 3 - Heirs of Maddison Book 4 - Lucky for Maddison A second series is underway. She is also writing a series of small books on a variety of writing topics called - Write a Book Series: A Beginner’s Guide - WRITE YOUR FIRST NOVEL NOW. So far she has published 9 books in the series. Robbie lives in Australia, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. She is divorced, has one lovely daughter, and three exciting grand children.

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      Write Your First Novel Now. Book 4 - Getting to Know Your Characters - Robbie Kew

      ABOUT THIS BOOK

      This is another in the Write a Book Series of little books and so it is brief and to the point. These books are small on purpose so that they won’t take too much time away from your writing. This one is all about creating characters and getting to know them well. It is not about any other aspect of writing. For that reason I hope prospective writers will take the small amount of time needed to read this book and that your plot and your characters will benefit.

      Characters make your story. It is therefore important for a writer to create realistic characters so that the reader finds them believable—whether they are loved or hated. Your story is carried along by your characters so it is important that you get to know them. If you don’t know them, neither will your readers.

      This Little Book hopes to help you to create characters who will be believable and who will come to life in your plot.

      Take your time to think about the suggestions here.

      CHAPTER 1 — OUTLINE YOUR

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