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45 Master Characters, Revised Edition: Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters
45 Master Characters Revised Edition Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters Author:Victoria Lynn Schmidt "45 Master Characters" is designed to help writers explore the most common male and female archetypes - the mythic, cross-cultural models from which all characters originate - and learn how to use them as foundations for their own characters. Examples culled from literature, television, and film illustrate just how memorable and effective these ... more »archetypes can be - from "Gladiators" and "Kings" like Rocky Balboa and Captain Ahab to "Amazons" and "Maidens" like Lara Croft and Guinevere. Readers also learn about the mythic journeys of heroes and heroines - the progression of events upon which each archetype's character arc develops.« less