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All stories are subjective. 100%. A good fiction author doesn't tell a story, he describes how characters react to situations, people, and things. Otherwise, he would describe his reaction to said situations, people, and things ;-) That's why the prime exercise of any fiction author is bringing his/her characters to life. This book tells you how to do that using seven (secret) principles derived from Stansislavsky's techniques of "method acting." The book is to the point, easy to digest, and com
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Good information with too much filler. If the author gave the wanted information with a well chosen and explained example, the book would have probably come in at 140 pages instead of the 240. Those remaining 100 pages were the use of multiple and incredibly long examples, some of them not explained. Some of the examples were so long I actually forgot what the reason for bringing them up. In terms of most things, keeping it short and sweet is best.
Feb 10, 2015
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