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How do you write a character with goes from A to Z and back to A realistically?

Asked by: Bennie Mistretta

How do you write a good character dynamic?

Catalytic, Not Catatonic: 5 Steps to Writing Dynamic Characters

  1. Make Your Character Knock Down the First Domino. …
  2. Knock Your Character Down, Then Make Him Choose Again. …
  3. Make Your Character Culpable. …
  4. Let Your Character Make Both Good and Bad Choices. …
  5. Allow Your Character to Take Responsibility as Part of His Journey.


How do you write a character interaction?

7 Tips for Building Relationships Between Your Characters

  1. Draw on your own life experience. …
  2. Create a relationship arc. …
  3. Let outward character behavior come from a detailed inner life. …
  4. Give your characters unique traits. …
  5. Place your characters in multiple relationships. …
  6. Let subtext carry the load.

How do you write a deep character?

Here are five ways to enhance your characters and their depth.

  1. Give Your Characters a Personality Flaw. Characters need to be portrayed as living and breathing humans. …
  2. Give Your Characters an Addiction. …
  3. Give Your Character a Physical Disability. …
  4. Give Your Character a Mental Disability. …
  5. Give Your Character a Secret.


How do you write a strong character?

  1. Establish the character’s story goals and motivations.
  2. Give the character an external and internal conflict.
  3. Make sure the character has strengths and flaws.
  4. Decide whether the character is static or dynamic.
  5. Give the character a past.
  6. Develop the character’s physical characteristics.

    7. What are the 7 types of characters?

    7 Character Roles in Stories. If we categorize character types by the role they play in a narrative, we can hone in on seven distinct varieties: the protagonist, the antagonist, the love interest, the confidant, deuteragonists, tertiary characters, and the foil.

    How do you get your characters closer together?

    7 Ways to Grow Your Characters’ Relationships

    1. Create a reason for them to spend regular time together. …
    2. Allude to time spent together. …
    3. Entwine Their Lives. …
    4. Give them a Common Enemy. …
    5. Put them in a Stressful Situation. …
    6. Getting a Glimpse into the Other Person’s World. …
    7. Surprising Commonalities.

    How do you write a teen character?

    Today, I’m going to give you some tips to making your teenage characters feel real to the teen reader.

    1. Observe teens in their natural habitats. …
    2. Listen to actual teenagers. …
    3. Avoid current slang in dialogue. …
    4. Include diversity but avoid stereotypes. …
    5. Mine your own memories. …
    6. Consider current events.


    How do you write a realistic friendship?

    GROUND RULES OF HOW TO WRITE A BEST FRIEND:

    1. Friendship is a two-way street. …
    2. Give the bestie an outside life. …
    3. Make sure your protag is reliable when it comes to the bestie. …
    4. Friendship is just as much about the downs as the ups. …
    5. Make the friendship honest. …
    6. Give thoughtful advice/listen. …
    7. SHARE SHARE SHARE.

    How do I make my characters meet?

    Some general, non specific things I can think of:



    1. they live in the same dorm.
    2. they attend the same class.
    3. one of them has a friend that stretches him/her socially.
    4. they eat at the same place everyday.
    5. they buy their books at the bookstore at the same time and run into each other that way.


    How do you make a character not boring?

    Easy And Effective Ways To Make Your Characters More Memorable

    1. Know Your Character. Develop A Thorough Backstory. Examine Your Character’s Personality. …
    2. Write Your Character Into The Story. Develop Interior Dialogue. Create Authentic Dialogue. …
    3. Don’t Make Them Boring!
    4. Find Your Characters In The People Around You.


    How do you write a good character backstory?

    How to Write Compelling Backstories for Your Characters

    1. Build a timeline of your character’s life events. …
    2. Make sure backstory details are relevant. …
    3. Draw inspiration from real life. …
    4. Show, don’t tell. …
    5. Don’t overload your first chapter with backstory.




    How do you write an unhinged character?

    9 Tips for Writing an Insane Character

    1. He is a man-vs-self conflict. …
    2. He deeply affects other characters. …
    3. His arc is driven by obsession. …
    4. He probably knows something’s not quite right. …
    5. He shows symptoms of a real mental disorder. …
    6. He has behavioural quirks. …
    7. He ignores primal urges. …
    8. He was set off by something.

    How do you create a weird character?

    For example, your character might:

    1. Wear unusual glasses.
    2. Wear a distinct type or signature article of clothing.
    3. Have a unique color or style of hair.
    4. Have large feet or other standout feature.
    5. Be extremely tall or short.


    How do you make a scary villain?

    How to make a scary villain

    1. Give them an unusual, unsympathetic reason to hurt or kill. …
    2. Allow them to kill fully developed characters. …
    3. Go into detail about the strange deeds they commit. …
    4. Don’t bog them down with too many evil traits. …
    5. Don’t make them annoying. …
    6. Give them control of every situation.




    How do you act insane?

    And start using your voice to describe things that's gonna grease the wheels inside your brain and get that novel back flowing. Okay. That's it for today make sure to LIKE.

    How do you write a mentally unstable character?

    Mental illness is complex.

    1. Make the character relatable. …
    2. Keep the narrative front and center. …
    3. Balance internal and overt symptoms and behavior. …
    4. Specify the disorder, at least in your head. …
    5. Get the details right.


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