Thread by @adamhamdy

CREATING CHARACTERS - Ten tips for writers who want great characters.

1. Characters are the heart of your story. Take time to get to know them as if they were real people. Where did they come from? What motivates them? What do they want? What do they need?

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2. Make your characters memorable and different. You can do this by giving your character a distinctive:
*backstory
*speech pattern
*motivation
*responses
*behaviour
*personality
*perspective.

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3. How many perfect people do you know? Don't be afraid to make your characters flawed. Perfection can be dull. Give your characters imperfections that make them relatable and interesting.

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4. Capitvate readers by immersing them in your characters' lives. Show, don't tell. Instead of describing your characters' traits, let their actions and dialogue reveal them.

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5. Interview your characters to understand them. Where did they grow up? What life events shaped them into the people they are today? Use these details to flesh out their personalities and motivations.

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6. Consider your characters' relationships with each other. How do they interact and influence each other? This can add conflict and dimension to your story. Great drama comes from conflict. What does your protagonist need? Who or what is stopping them?

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7. Think about the diverse and complex personalities of real people. Characters should have similar complexity, depth and dimension. Avoid stereotypes and challenge your own assumptions and biases to create more nuanced characters.

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8. What do your characters want? What do they need? These may not be the same thing and if they are in conflict they can create an added dimension of drama. Your characters' goals will create a sense of purpose and momentum in your story.

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9. Use sensory and emotional details to bring your characters to life. What do they look like, sound like, and smell like? How do they make people around them feel? This can help readers understand and experience them more clearly.

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10. How do your characters change over the course of your story? Do they achieve what they need? Like real people, characters are not static. Think about the ways in which your characters will be transformed by their experiences.

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