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Index
Title Page
Copyright Information
About the Authors
More Writers Helping Writers Books
Dedications
Praise for The Emotion Thesaurus
Foreword by Carolyn Kaufman, Psy. D.
Flawed and Human: Characters Who Appeal?
What Is a Flaw?
The Role of Flaws Within the Character Arc: Complicating the Journey
The Role of Flaws Within Relationships: Creating Fiction
Building Characters From the Ground Up
Villains and Their Flaws: Striking a Balance
Important Elements of Your Character's Flaws
How to Show Your Character's Flaws
The Difficulties of Crafting Flawed Characters
The Negative Trait Thesaurus
Abrasive
Addictive
Antisocial
Apathetic
Callous
Catty
Childish
Cocky
Compulsive
Confrontational
Controlling
Cowardly
Cruel
Cynical
Defensive
Devious
Dishonest
Disloyal
Disorganized
Disrespectful
Evasive
Evil
Extravagant
Fanatical
Flaky
Foolish
Forgetful
Frivolous
Fussy
Gossipy
Greedy
Grumpy
Gullible
Haughty
Hostile
Humorless
Hypocritical
Ignorant
Impatient
Impulsive
Inattentive
Indecisive
Inflexible
Inhibited
Insecure
Irrational
Irresponsible
Jealous
Judgmental
Know-It-All
Lazy
Macho
Manipulative
Martyr
Materialistic
Melodramatic
Mischievous
Morbid
Nagging
Needy
Nervous
Nosy
Obsessive
Oversensitive
Paranoid
Perfectionist
Pessimistic
Possessive
Prejudiced
Pretentious
Promiscuous
Pushy
Rebellious
Reckless
Resentful
Rowdy
Scatterbrained
Self-Destructive
Self-Indulgent
Selfish
Sleazy
Spoiled
Stingy
Stubborn
Subservient
Superstitious
Suspicious
Tactless
Temperamental
Timid
Uncommunicative
Uncooperative
Uncouth
Unethical
Ungrateful
Unintelligent
Vain
Verbose
Vindictive
Violent
Volatile
Weak-Willed
Whiny
Withdrawn
Workaholic
Worrywart
Further Reading
Appendix A: Needs and Lies List
Appendix B: Reverse Backstory Tool
Appendix C: Character Pyramid Tool
FLAW INDEX
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