How to make a main character

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A month ago, I had a shocking revelation about my current work-in-progress: my main character lacked a distinguishable personality and clear motives.

If you're a writer, you know that creating well-rounded characters is essential for any successful story. But where do you start? Check out my article on how to create a detailed character outline spreadsheet to learn how. This article is full of tips on how to organize your character details into categories like identifying details, basic personal info, physical traits, personality traits, and even relationships and inventory. Let me know what character details you think I missed!

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How to Kill a Main Character. You’ve probably heard people talk about killing their main characters and how it can be good for the story. Unfortunately, if we don’t do it right, it can be cheesy and unsatisfying.

There’s nothing quite like a really memorable villain to add drama to a story! Who can forget Count Fosco, or Moriarty, or Sauron? Use this worksheet to craft the perfect villain. Click Here to Download This Worksheet (PDF) If you’d like a more well-rounded villain, you might consider plotting their character arc. You can also…

Wondering how to write compelling side characters that bolster your story as a whole? The key is vulnerability.

As writers, it’s our job to craft fully-realized characters—characters that feel as real as the people around us. And like the people around us, this means our characters should be flawed. Flaws and moral failings are, after all, an integral part of what it means to be human. Without these shortcom