How To Make Good Characters For Dummies

How to make Good Characters for Dummies

So, you don't know how to make good characters? Well this might not be the most accurate guide but it's how I do it and the thing most people like best about my writing style is my characters.

Step 1 - Personality

You need to know what kind of person your characters is, which will determine how they act and speak for the rest of the story. You should find at least 5 good traits and 4 bad traits for every character, including villains. Always have the amount of weaknesses be at most 2 less than the amount of strengths.

Step 2 - Goal

What does your character want? Why do they want it? What will they do to get it? All of these should tie into your character's personality. Desperate character? They will do literally anything to achieve their goal. Kind character, they will ask for help to achieve their goal. Ect.

Step 3 - Who

Who is your character fundamentally? Gender, age, job, ect.

Step 4 - Story role

What do they do. Why?

Step 5 - Design

What do they look like? Use pinterest for this or just the internet in general for inspiration. Or just draw it out if you can.

Step 6 - Actions

Make sure their actions always align with their personality and goal. Draw upon real life people to figure stuff out

Step 7 - Relationships

Draw upon real life for this too. Determine the relationship between the two to one or a few words. Then insert the personalities and goals

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11 months ago

A front facing portrait of a black woman. Eyes are closed, and hands touching her face. She is freckled in nebula patterns and stars of various colors.

Colors + stars

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