Introduction : why should a novelist care about method acting? -- Secret #1 : personalizing -- Secret #2 : action objectives -- Secret #3 : Subtexting -- Secret #4 : coloring passions -- Secret #5 : inner rhythm -- Secret #6 : restraint and control -- Secret #7 : emotion memory.
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"Want to bring characters to life on the page as vividly as fine actors do on the stage or screen? Getting into Character will give you a whole new way of thinking about your writing. Drawing on the Method acting theory that theater professionals have used for decades, this in-depth guide explains seven characterization techniques and adapts them for the novelist's use."--Back cover.