Characterization
Revealing Character Through Body Language
The human body is the best picture of the human soul. ~ Ludwig Wittgenstein
It’s a scientific fact: body language speaks volumes about what’s truly in our hearts and minds. Postures, facial expressions, mannerisms, gestures, movements, the way someone holds his arms, what his eyes focus on — all these things, no matter how subtle, divulge… »
Memoir: Turning Yourself into a Character
Memoir is character-based non-fiction. As obvious as this might sound, what’s often missing in an early draft of memoir is the narrator’s engagement with his or her own story. Observers by nature, writers sometimes tell their story as witness rather than participant.
To write compelling memoir, you need to turn yourself into a character. This… »
