content: I'm a fan of Nancy Kress's how-to books for Writer's Digest Press. Some of these books are better than others. I particularly like "Beginnings, Middles, and Ends." This book, "Dynamic Characters," is excellent for beginning writers, who might be overwhelmed with more complex books. Step by step, Kress introduces firsts the externals of creating believable characters, then the internals, and, finally, the connections between plot and character. All in all, worth reading and consulting.