Building a character from the ground up can look different for each of us. Some are deep planners. Others may like to browsecharacter-specific generatorsand when inspiration strikes, off they go, diving intoa discovery draft. Still others create a character journal or print out worksheets and q...
One technique that many writers use with success is to create a character profile for the main characters in the novel. The purpose of a character profile is twofold: to assist the writer in creating a character that is as lifelike as possible and to help with continuity issues in the ...
These tend to be static characters with a flat character arc, at least within the confines of the story. However, great writers know that all characters have their own arc. Your job as a writer is to choose how much of that arc to show the reader in the story. For more on each of ...
Note - a questionnaire is not a good way tostartbuilding a character. The questions are too piecemeal, and your character needs to have a more coherent core before you get to this stage. (The Novel Factory includes othercharacter development worksheetsto help building characters with strong centr...
), and the OS Concern of Doing (The Empire is building the Death Star and searching for the location of the Rebels; the Rebels are attempting to keep their location secret and are trying to transport the plans of the Death Star to their home base; etc.) -- Main Character Resolve:...