Compelling characters are what keeps readers turning pages and buying books — from fantasies to mysteries to the great literary novel. But how to do you create characters that feel three dimensional and real on the page? Counsellor and author Eileen Cook shares common psychological techniques to help you build your characters and take your story to the next level.

Covering understanding your character's backstory and how it impacts their choices in your book by doing a structured counselling interview, personality structure (Myers Briggs and Emotional Intelligence) and how that may lead to conflict, and understand dissecting the Stages of Change to see how your character moves through them .

Filled with practical tips, examples and prompts this is a craft book you will return to over and over.

This is the second book in the Creative Academy Guides for Writers series. Be sure to check out the rest of the guides for writers in this series.

1. Scrappy Rough Draft by Donna Barker
2. Build Better Characters by Eileen Cook
3. Strategic Series Author by Crystal Hunt

How many people have told you that your dream of being a full-time writer is impossible? They’re wrong.

Whether you are just getting started or are an experienced author, we’re here to help you overcome the obstacles in your path—and make your publishing dreams a reality. 

• Unsure how to turn your published book(s) into an actual career?  
• Been knocked around by the publishing industry and feeling disheartened?
• Overwhelmed by all the options and not sure what to do next to level up? 

Two career authors—one traditional and one indie—with over 50 published books and 30 years of experience between them, team up to provide you with the complete set of puzzle pieces so you can craft your ideal author life. 

If you are looking for a quick fix or magic button this isn’t the book for you. Building a career strong enough to last a lifetime won't happen overnight.

If you’re ready to build yourself a personalized roadmap to making enough money from your writing to pay your bills, then you’re in the right place. This book gives you the tools and information you need to clarify your dream and create practical steps to turn that dream into a career that you can build, grow and maintain over time—without sacrificing your health, relationships or happiness along the way. 

Click the buy button now and avoid making costly mistakes as you level up your career and become a full-time author. 

This is the fifth book in the Creative Academy Guides for Writers series. Be sure to check out the rest of the books for writers in this series.

  1.Scrappy Rough Draft by Donna Barker

  2.Build Better Characters by Eileen Cook

  3.Strategic Series Author by Crystal Hunt

  4.Create Story Conflict by Eileen Cook