'What a Character!' is an informative yet practical guide that makes imagining new characters easy and fun. Joy Atkin presents dozens of exercises to help get a character started, create memorable gestures or descriptions, and flesh out those basic ideas into a fully rounded person. 'What a Character!' has everything you need to populate your stories.

Filled with charts you can photocopy and written with humour and sensitivity, 'What a Character!' will give you the courage to explore and expand your own creations.

“I always wanted to write but, like many others, had no idea where to start. Joy showed me the fundamentals of imagery, characterisation, first page impact, conclusions and dialogue.” Ber Carroll, author of 'Executive Affair'.