Careers for Your Characters

Description

Detailed information on 101 professions in 15 categories: * Advertising * Architecture * Clergy * Courtroom Professionals * Dentistry * Education * Firefighting * Journalism * Law Enforcement * Life Sciences * Medical Sciences * Modeling * Moviemaking * Political Sciences * Sex Industry Each section contains all you need to know about that profession including buzzwords, appropriate dress, potential conflicts and lists of resources that you can use to find out further information both books and websites. The book was published in 2002 so the websites will not all be current but might still be a useful pointer.

First Sentence

The world of advertising has been a popular fiction setting for several reasons: (1) It's cutthroat, so there's lots of plot and character conflict, (2) many writers (such as Elmore Leonard and James Patterson) received their training in advertising, so it's a world they know a lot about, (3) there's much creative activity, which makes it natural to reveal the creative side of a character, (4) the stakes, in terms of money and career, are high, and (5) built into the business is the age-old theme of commerce vs. art.

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Other Editions

• Careers for Your Characters: A Writers Guide to 101 Professions from Architect to ZookeeperPaperbackWriter's Digest Books2002-10-01
• Careers for your characters : a writer's guide to 101 professions from architect to zookeeperHardcoverWriters Digest Books2003-01-01