CPR for Dead or Lifeless Fiction

<p>Characters: Do your characters have no obvious signs of life nothing that gives them unique personality perspective and passion?</p><p>Plots: Are plots and conflicts created spur of the moment with no set up build up curiosity or tension?</p><p>Relationships: Are your characters merely going through the motions with each other?</p><p>All of these and more are signs of dead or lifeless stories. The three core elements of story--Characters Plots and Relationships (CPR)--need to be developed three dimensionally. To truly be living characters aren't simply existing and going through the motions. They possess fully developed external and internal conflicts. They're interacting in dynamic realistic and believable relationships. They have multidimensional character attributes that give them both vitality and voice. Finally they're engaged in what makes life worthwhile with definable goals and motivations.</p><p>This resource teaches writers how to identify dead or lifeless characters plots and relationships; establish proper setup; plant the seeds early with in-depth sketches; and pinpoint weak areas in CPR development.</p><p>The only one-stop everything-you-need-to-know 9-1-1 for deep multifaceted Character Plot and Relationship development!</p>