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Good fiction requires that we take an identifiable human animal, place him or her in some sort of harm's way, and chronicle the results. The more the reader can identify and empathise with our hero, the better the acceptance of our story. In a modern work of fiction, the good often separates from the superb by one device: character definition. To create a believable and identifiable character with which our readers can empathise, and from whom they can learn, requires a knowledge of people. Fine writers have an understanding of people often garnered from their own observations. Reading of old fiction and comparing it with modern psychoanalytical theory shows that writers have long known what psychologists are just learning. This book identifies basic, consistent, and recognizable human traits. Any one of the following chapters will provide the writer with valuable character building information. Bring your characters to life.