| One of the most important elements of any | | | | - Likes and dislikes |
| novel is creating characters that come to life in | | | | - Favorite music |
| the pages of your book. We've all experienced | | | | - Hobbies |
| the sorrow of finishing a book and realizing we | | | | - Strengths and weaknesses |
| have to bid farewell to a character in the novel | | | | - Special characteristics (movement, speech, |
| whom we practically felt we had befriended. Then | | | | laugh, and so on) |
| we wait anxiously for the novel's sequel so that | | | | - Favorite sayings |
| we can resume that friendship. | | | | - Idiosyncrasies |
| How does a writer create characters who appear | | | | - Birth date/ Sign of the Zodiac |
| to be made of flesh and blood? | | | | - Nickname |
| Although some authors prefer to come up with | | | | Six More Things You Can Do |
| the basics of their characters and then simply | | | | Six more things you can do when it comes to |
| allow them to reveal themselves as the story | | | | creating your characters are the following: |
| moves along, a lot of experienced writers | | | | |
| recommend that would-be authors create | | | | 1. Write what a typical day looks like for your |
| character profiles, at least of their main | | | | character. |
| characters. How detailed you make your | | | | 2. Create your character's backstory; even if you |
| character profiles depends on what works best | | | | never include a word of the backstory in your |
| for you. | | | | novel, if you know your character's past you'll be |
| What You Need to Know About Your Character | | | | able to make him or her more convincing to the |
| Some of the things you'll probably want to jot | | | | reader. |
| down about your characters are the following: | | | | 3. Create a profile for each of your characters |
| - Age | | | | similar to those of popular socializing networks |
| - Appearance | | | | such as Myspace, Twitter, or Facebook. |
| - Occupation | | | | 4. Draw a family tree for the character. |
| - Income | | | | 5. Make a sketch of your character so that you |
| - Education | | | | can get a better idea of what they look like. |
| - Marital status | | | | 6. Research your character's job or career if it's |
| - Recent relationships | | | | different from your own. |
| - Children / siblings | | | | |