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Character: The Art of Role and Cast Design for Page, Stage, and Screen Format:Hardcover Jesse Wente’s narrative moves effortlesslyThe long awaited third volume of Robert McKees trilogy on the art of fiction. Following up his perennially bestselling writers' guide Story and his inspiring exploration of the art of verbal action in Dialogue, the most sought after expert in the storytelling brings his insights to the creation of compelling characters and the design of their casts. CHARACTER explores the design of a character universe: The dimensionality, complexity and arcing of a