Character Development

Discuss any aspect of character development here. Share your techniques on forming the perfect characters.

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  1. Rzero

    Character's astrology

    Rzero, Dec 3, 2022
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    Pixit
    Dec 23, 2022
  2. Oldmanofthemountain

    How do you include complex family dynamics in your works?

    Oldmanofthemountain, Sep 22, 2022
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    705
    Rake
    Dec 19, 2022
  3. Vivianthegumptious

    Help Figuring out Motivation

    Vivianthegumptious, Dec 5, 2022
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    644
    ps102
    Dec 6, 2022
  4. jej_jones

    Trauma impacting MC

    jej_jones, Dec 5, 2022
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    518
    w. bogart
    Dec 5, 2022
  5. WritingInTheDark

    How an intelligent dog's friends treat him when he isn't intelligent?

    WritingInTheDark, Dec 1, 2022
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    3
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    396
    jalila
    Dec 3, 2022
  6. isaac223

    Obsessive Fixation With Order?

    isaac223, Jan 26, 2017
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    1,567
    A.S.Ford
    Nov 26, 2022
  7. naruzeldamaster

    Is this a good reason for a 'goddess' to become 'mortal'?

    naruzeldamaster, Sep 10, 2022 ... 2
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    25
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    1,685
    SilverWolf0101
    Nov 24, 2022
  8. Louanne Learning

    Do you feel a responsibility to your characters?

    Louanne Learning, Sep 21, 2022 ... 3 4 5
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    5,330
    Not the Territory
    Nov 20, 2022
  9. naruzeldamaster

    Is this a dumb idea for 'a' character?

    naruzeldamaster, Feb 22, 2022
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    861
    w. bogart
    Nov 17, 2022
  10. Frieda

    How do I get readers and characters on the same page?

    Frieda, Sep 2, 2022
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    986
    deadrats
    Nov 15, 2022
  11. scrambleburgan45

    Disappointing characters, too much planning?

    scrambleburgan45, Oct 28, 2022
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    1,100
    w. bogart
    Nov 11, 2022
  12. drygin

    Non-human characters with black skin

    drygin, Sep 30, 2022 ... 2
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    2,319
    Bakkerbaard
    Nov 9, 2022
  13. naruzeldamaster

    Unsure how to flesh out this idea further.

    naruzeldamaster, Nov 4, 2022
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    857
    w. bogart
    Nov 6, 2022
  14. JealousSea

    Determining a Character’s Birthday?

    JealousSea, Aug 26, 2018 ... 2
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    21,752
    w. bogart
    Nov 5, 2022
  15. Naomasa298

    Writing a disabled character

    Naomasa298, Oct 16, 2022
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    1,155
    deadrats
    Nov 1, 2022
  16. naruzeldamaster

    Is this humanly possible?

    naruzeldamaster, Oct 10, 2022 ... 2
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    1,859
    Naomasa298
    Oct 25, 2022
  17. Mckk

    Ever googled your MC's name?

    Mckk, May 27, 2013 ... 2
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    2,095
    Robert Musil
    Oct 22, 2022
  18. XavierThyme

    [1st Time Poster!] My character is about 600. How do I write/portray trauma well?

    XavierThyme, Oct 7, 2022
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    1,275
    XavierThyme
    Oct 22, 2022
  19. GrahamLewis

    Is it sexist

    GrahamLewis, Aug 2, 2022 ... 2
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    2,197
    big soft moose
    Oct 10, 2022
  20. JWE1985

    Hero/villain parallels

    JWE1985, Sep 27, 2022
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    853
    Homer Potvin
    Sep 29, 2022
  21. JWE1985

    Character growth question

    JWE1985, Sep 2, 2022
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    9
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    925
    Xoic
    Sep 25, 2022
  22. Noah N Copeland

    Character Arcs for "Glue" Characters

    Noah N Copeland, Sep 1, 2022
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    1,018
    AlyceOfLegend
    Sep 22, 2022
  23. Francis de Aguilar

    Creating character profiles.

    Francis de Aguilar, Sep 11, 2022
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    624
    AlyceOfLegend
    Sep 13, 2022
  24. StarBirds007

    How would a character act when he has a few months to live?

    StarBirds007, Sep 4, 2022
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    606
    Bruce Johnson
    Sep 12, 2022
  25. WritingInTheDark

    How do I keep my Jack-Harkness-tier omnisexual Noir hero from getting tedious?

    WritingInTheDark, Sep 11, 2022
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    3
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    476
    WritingInTheDark
    Sep 11, 2022
  26. Adam Bolander

    Names too similar?

    Adam Bolander, Mar 30, 2022
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    18
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    1,372
    Homer Potvin
    Sep 3, 2022
  27. davcha

    How my main character got from benevolent to killing everyone.

    davcha, Aug 27, 2022
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    12
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    811
    Xoic
    Aug 31, 2022
  28. B055man

    Character creating/developing a split personality?

    B055man, Aug 29, 2022
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    586
    J.T. Woody
    Aug 29, 2022
  29. SnugPugg

    Creating banter to show more personality?

    SnugPugg, Aug 28, 2022
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    8
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    717
    SnugPugg
    Aug 29, 2022
  30. AlyceOfLegend

    Becoming Aware

    AlyceOfLegend, Aug 28, 2022
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    10
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    647
    AlyceOfLegend
    Aug 29, 2022
  31. BlitzGirl

    Is it contrived to have this character be gay/bi?

    BlitzGirl, Dec 31, 2021
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    23
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    1,871
    AlyceOfLegend
    Aug 28, 2022
  32. Bakkerbaard

    Sequel: characters you can't get rid of

    Bakkerbaard, Aug 16, 2022
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    10
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    807
    Thom
    Aug 27, 2022
  33. Brandon P.

    Do you find it harder to write characters of other genders?

    Brandon P., Aug 14, 2022
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    1,073
    Thom
    Aug 27, 2022
  34. Mogador

    Spare characters for a good home

    Mogador, May 8, 2022
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    7
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    751
    Mogador
    Aug 27, 2022
  35. Ralph Gnarlsford

    Have you had a character chart a different course than you had planned for them?

    Ralph Gnarlsford, Jan 11, 2022
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    3
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    741
    AlyceOfLegend
    Aug 27, 2022
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