Put on your director's cap and prepare to set your story world's stage with memorable scenes and unforgettable characters. Great storytelling isn't done haphazardly. Storytelling is an art which requires practice to master. In The Art of Characterization authors are shown elements of storytelling which, when practiced correctly, utilizes forward-moving description and back story, deep point of view, dialogue, and conflict to create a cast of characters readers will never forget.