Writing Great Fiction: Storytelling Tips and Techniques

Call Me Ishmael - Introducing a Character

Educational Nov 14, 2014 30 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E5: Now that you now have a wealth of strategies for developing character, how do you get your character into your story? Here, you'll run through five different ways authors introduce characters. You'll also see two methods for building a story: the exploratory method and the "iceberg theory" of character creation.

Educational Nov 14, 2014 30 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2014
Run Time: 30 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.