Schmidt, Victoria Lynn,   1969-  <br/><br/>
45 master characters :  mythic models for creating original characters / 
 Forty five master characters 
Victoria Lynn Schmidt. 
 - Cincinnati, Ohio :  Writer's Digest Books,  2001 
 - 277 p. :  22 cm 
<br/><br/> Includes Index 
<br/><br/>What are archetypes and why should writers use them? --How to use archetypes --Aphrodite: the seductive muse and the femme fatale --Artemis: the amazon and the gorgon --Athena: the father's daughter and the backstabber --Demeter: the nurturer and the overcontrolling mother --Hera: the matriarch and the scorned woman --Hestia: the mystic and the betrayer --Isis: the female messiah and the destroyer --Persephone: the maiden and the troubled teen --Apollo: thebusinessman and the traitor --Ares: the protector and the gladiator --Hades: the recluse and the warlock --Hermes: the fool and the derelict --Dionysus: the woman's man and the seducer--Osiris: the male messiah and the punisher --Poseidon: the artist and the abuser --Zeus: the king and the dictator --Introduction to supporting characters--FriendsRivals --  Symbols --  Introduction to archetypal journeys --  Plotting the feminine journey --  Plotting the masculine journey --  The feminine journey worksheet --  The masculine journey worksheet --  Journey differences --  Societal/gender differences. 
<br/><br/> Helps writers explore some of 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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781599635347 1599635348 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Characters and Characteristics in Literature<br/>Fiction--Technique<br/>Characters and Characteristics<br/>Caracteres y características en la literatura <br/>Arte de escribir.<br/>Ficción--Técnicas<br/>Personajes literarios--Caracteristicas
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN 218  / S354c 2001