The Occupation Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Jobs, Vocations, and Careers

Compelling fiction starts with characters who have well-crafted layers that make them memorable, relatable, and fascinating, But trying to convey those layers often results in bulky descriptions that cause readers to skim. Occupations, though, can cover a lot of characterization ground, revealing personality trails, abilities, passions, and motivations. Dig deeper, and a career can hint at past trauma, fears, and even the character's efforts to run from-or make up for-the past. Think Outside the Box Regarding Career Options Select a job that packs a powerful punch. Inside The Occupation Thesaurus, you'll find: Informative profiles on popular and unusual jobs to help you write them with authority, Believable conflict scenarios for each occupation, giving you unlimited possibilities for adding tension at the story and scene level, Advice for twisting the stereotypes often associated with these professions, Instruction on how to use jobs to characterize, support story structure, reinforce theme, and more, An in-depth study on how emotional wounds and basic human needs may influence a character's choice of occupation, A brainstorming tool to organize the various aspects of your character's personality so you can come up with the best careers for them Choose a profession for your character that brings more to the table than just a paycheck. With over 120 entries in a user-friendly format. The Occupation Thesaurus is an entire job fair for writers.