The Character Trait Thesaurus Volumes 1 & 2
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The Character Trait Thesaurus Volumes 1 & 2

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The Character Trait Thesaurus Volumes 1 & 2

About this book

The bestselling Negative and Positive Trait Thesauruses have now been combined into one convenient book: The Character Trait Boxed Set.This digital file contains the original two volumes in their entirety, including the instructive how-to content and thesaurus entries-over 200 personality traits in total. Thanks to embedded hyperlinks, writers can move from entry to entry with ease and view conflicting traits with the click of a button. Take your characterization skills to the next level and provide readers with the fresh, memorable characters they crave!

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Yes, you can access The Character Trait Thesaurus Volumes 1 & 2 by Becca Puglisi,Angela Ackerman in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Personal Development & Writing & Presentation Skills. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. THE WRITERS HELPING WRITERSÂŽ DESCRIPTION THESAURUS COLLECTION
  4. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  5. INTRODUCTION TO THE CHARACTER TRAITS BOXED SET
  6. THE POSITIVE TRAIT THESAURUS COVER
  7. THE POSITIVE TRAIT THESAURUS
  8. Copyright
  9. DEDICATIONS
  10. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  11. FOREWORD
  12. THE ULTIMATE HOOK: CHARACTERS WORTH ROOTING FOR
  13. WHAT IS A POSITIVE ATTRIBUTE?
  14. NEEDS AND MORALS: INFLUENCERS ON CHARACTER STRENGTHS
  15. THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES
  16. HOW POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES DEVELOP
  17. POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES AND CHARACTER ARC: OVERCOMING THE FATAL FLAW
  18. BUILDING CHARACTERS FROM THE GROUND UP: CHOOSING THE RIGHT ATTRIBUTES
  19. POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES AND VILLAINS
  20. THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER’S POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES
  21. HOW TO SHOW YOUR CHARACTER’S ATTRIBUTES
  22. WHEN READERS AREN’T INTERESTED: COMMON PITFALLS IN CHARACTER CREATION
  23. FINAL NOTES
  24. THE POSITIVE TRAIT THESAURUS
  25. ADAPTABLE
  26. ADVENTUROUS
  27. AFFECTIONATE
  28. ALERT
  29. AMBITIOUS
  30. ANALYTICAL
  31. APPRECIATIVE
  32. BOLD
  33. CALM
  34. CAUTIOUS
  35. CENTERED
  36. CHARMING
  37. CONFIDENT
  38. COOPERATIVE
  39. COURAGEOUS
  40. COURTEOUS
  41. CREATIVE
  42. CURIOUS
  43. DECISIVE
  44. DIPLOMATIC
  45. DISCIPLINED
  46. DISCREET
  47. EASYGOING
  48. EFFICIENT
  49. EMPATHETIC
  50. ENTHUSIASTIC
  51. EXTROVERTED
  52. FLAMBOYANT
  53. FLIRTATIOUS
  54. FOCUSED
  55. FRIENDLY
  56. FUNNY
  57. GENEROUS
  58. GENTLE
  59. HAPPY
  60. HONEST
  61. HONORABLE
  62. HOSPITABLE
  63. HUMBLE
  64. IDEALISTIC
  65. IMAGINATIVE
  66. INDEPENDENT
  67. INDUSTRIOUS
  68. INNOCENT
  69. INSPIRATIONAL
  70. INTELLIGENT
  71. INTROVERTED
  72. JUST
  73. KIND
  74. LOYAL
  75. MATURE
  76. MERCIFUL
  77. METICULOUS
  78. NATURE-FOCUSED
  79. NURTURING
  80. OBEDIENT
  81. OBJECTIVE
  82. OBSERVANT
  83. OPTIMISTIC
  84. ORGANIZED
  85. PASSIONATE
  86. PATIENT
  87. PATRIOTIC
  88. PENSIVE
  89. PERCEPTIVE
  90. PERSISTENT
  91. PERSUASIVE
  92. PHILOSOPHICAL
  93. PLAYFUL
  94. PRIVATE
  95. PROACTIVE
  96. PROFESSIONAL
  97. PROPER
  98. PROTECTIVE
  99. QUIRKY
  100. RESOURCEFUL
  101. RESPONSIBLE
  102. SENSIBLE
  103. SENSUAL
  104. SENTIMENTAL
  105. SIMPLE
  106. SOCIALLY AWARE
  107. SOPHISTICATED
  108. SPIRITUAL
  109. SPONTANEOUS
  110. SPUNKY
  111. STUDIOUS
  112. SUPPORTIVE
  113. TALENTED
  114. THRIFTY
  115. TOLERANT
  116. TRADITIONAL
  117. TRUSTING
  118. UNINHIBITED
  119. UNSELFISH
  120. WHIMSICAL
  121. WHOLESOME
  122. WISE
  123. WITTY
  124. APPENDIX A: CHARACTER PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE
  125. APPENDIX B: CHARACTER ATTRIBUTE TARGET TOOL
  126. EXAMPLE
  127. APPENDIX C: CATEGORY BREAKDOWN
  128. POSITIVE TRAIT INDEX
  129. RECOMMENDED READING
  130. THE NEGATIVE TRAIT THESAURUS COVER
  131. THE NEGATIVE TRAIT THESAURUS
  132. Copyright
  133. DEDICATIONS
  134. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  135. FOREWORD
  136. FLAWED AND HUMAN: CHARACTERS WHO APPEAL
  137. WHAT IS A FLAW?
  138. THE ROLE OF FLAWS WITHIN THE CHARACTER ARC: COMPLICATING THE JOURNEY
  139. THE ROLE OF FLAWS IN RELATIONSHIPS:
  140. BUILDING CHARACTERS FROM THE GROUND UP
  141. VILLAINS AND THEIR FLAWS: STRIKING A BALANCE
  142. IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF YOUR CHARACTER’S FLAWS
  143. HOW TO SHOW YOUR CHARACTER’S FLAWS
  144. THE DIFFICULTIES OF CRAFTING FLAWED CHARACTERS
  145. FINAL NOTES FROM THE AUTHORS
  146. THE NEGATIVE TRAIT THESAURUS
  147. ABRASIVE
  148. ADDICTIVE
  149. ANTISOCIAL
  150. APATHETIC
  151. CALLOUS
  152. CATTY
  153. CHILDISH
  154. COCKY
  155. COMPULSIVE
  156. CONFRONTATIONAL
  157. CONTROLLING
  158. COWARDLY
  159. CRUEL
  160. CYNICAL
  161. DEFENSIVE
  162. DEVIOUS
  163. DISHONEST
  164. DISLOYAL
  165. DISORGANIZED
  166. DISRESPECTFUL
  167. EVASIVE
  168. EVIL
  169. EXTRAVAGANT
  170. FANATICAL
  171. FLAKY
  172. FOOLISH
  173. FORGETFUL
  174. FRIVOLOUS
  175. FUSSY
  176. GOSSIPY
  177. GREEDY
  178. GRUMPY
  179. GULLIBLE
  180. HAUGHTY
  181. HOSTILE
  182. HUMORLESS
  183. HYPOCRITICAL
  184. IGNORANT
  185. IMPATIENT
  186. IMPULSIVE
  187. INATTENTIVE
  188. INDECISIVE
  189. INFLEXIBLE
  190. INHIBITED
  191. INSECURE
  192. IRRATIONAL
  193. IRRESPONSIBLE
  194. JEALOUS
  195. JUDGMENTAL
  196. KNOW-IT-ALL
  197. LAZY
  198. MACHO
  199. MANIPULATIVE
  200. MARTYR
  201. MATERIALISTIC
  202. MELODRAMATIC
  203. MISCHIEVOUS
  204. MORBID
  205. NAGGING
  206. NEEDY
  207. NERVOUS
  208. NOSY
  209. OBSESSIVE
  210. OVERSENSITIVE
  211. PARANOID
  212. PERFECTIONIST
  213. PESSIMISTIC
  214. POSSESSIVE
  215. PREJUDICED
  216. PRETENTIOUS
  217. PROMISCUOUS
  218. PUSHY
  219. REBELLIOUS
  220. RECKLESS
  221. RESENTFUL
  222. ROWDY
  223. SCATTERBRAINED
  224. SELF-DESTRUCTIVE
  225. SELF-INDULGENT
  226. SELFISH
  227. SLEAZY
  228. SPOILED
  229. STINGY
  230. STUBBORN
  231. SUBSERVIENT
  232. SUPERSTITIOUS
  233. SUSPICIOUS
  234. TACTLESS
  235. TEMPERAMENTAL
  236. TIMID
  237. UNCOMMUNICATIVE
  238. UNCOOPERATIVE
  239. UNCOUTH
  240. UNETHICAL
  241. UNGRATEFUL
  242. UNINTELLIGENT
  243. VAIN
  244. VERBOSE
  245. VINDICTIVE
  246. VIOLENT
  247. VOLATILE
  248. WEAK-WILLED
  249. WHINY
  250. WITHDRAWN
  251. WORKAHOLIC
  252. WORRYWART
  253. APPENDIX A: NEEDS AND LIES
  254. APPENDIX B: REVERSE BACKSTORY TOOL
  255. APPENDIX C: CHARACTER PYRAMID EXAMPLE
  256. NEGATIVE TRAIT INDEX
  257. RECOMMENDED READING
  258. PRAISE FOR…
  259. ABOUT THE AUTHORS
  260. ONE STOP FOR WRITERS