title: Growing Great Characters from the Ground Up: A Thorough Primer for Writers of Fiction and Nonfiction
author:  Martha Engber 
description: <DIV>A graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism, Martha Engber has written about many famous people, former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos, actress Marlo Thomas, choreographer Mark Morris, for such publications as the Chicago Tribune, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Inside Karate Magazine. She is also a professional editor, speaker, and workshop facilitator.</DIV>
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  ‘ _The Imitator_ gripped me to the end: I devoured it. Rebecca Starford has
  created an exceptional work of historical fiction, bringing 1940s England to
  life in formidable, compelling detail and thrusting the reader into a world of
  wartime spies, betrayal and surprising revelation. What a rare treat to find a
  novel that offers both white-knuckled suspense _and_ evocative, beautiful
  prose. I loved it.’
  
  
  HANNAH KENT, author of _Burial Rites_
  
  
  ‘A poignantly rendered narrative map of one woman’s journey from misfit to
  spy—and a thought-provoking examination of the gently human desires that lay
  the groundwork for pernicious extremism. Rebecca Starford has given us a
  rousing reminder of the power of our choices.’
  
  
  JULIET GRAMES, _New York Times_ bestselling author of _The Seven or Eight
  Deaths of Stella Fortuna_
  
  
  ‘Rebecca Starford seems to be the inheritor of the cool, narrative elegance of
  Graham Greene and John le Carré. Her building of the tale to reach the
  critical 