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The main characters of the series were all my son and my wife. My son made this wild character called Ching Goo (friend in Korean) who was him as a fairy, a wise-cracking, funny and quite spontaneous boy who went to Sheepee Elementary School and who didn’t always think things through so well. His mom made a character named Oma Bell (Mother Princess) and she was the one who tempered his wild plans and doings, bending his spontaneous and creative ideas into useful action and accomplishing the work of heroes. And the fan-favorite has really been Hamster Rick, who was made by my son. He loves plushies and he loves animals, so his character took a special power to have an animal friend, an anthropomorphic animal that would be friends with them and help them on adventures. And he chose a hamster but not a typical one — he wanted one that had six-pack abs and was super strong. An amazing choice and not at all one that I would have made on my own!
An author must pay great attention to character development in order for a story to properly connect with readers. Even if your characters are robots and your story is action-packed and plot-driven, readers will connect with the human aspect.
Assume you’re choosing between two novels to read next. The first tells the story of a journey to a recently found planet. A lifelong space traveler embarks on a voyage to a remote planet in the second film. He was born on the ship and will die on it, never stepping foot on Earth and never reaching the planet he’s set his sights on. His children, not he, will be the first to set foot on fresh ground once the ship docks.
These two works have the same core notion of space travel, which may pique your interest right away. However, in the second, you get a glimpse of a protagonist dealing with a fascinating combination of practical and psychological issues: someone whose personal path will captivate you. He has the potential to raise the novel from a standard sci-fi publication to a genre classic if he handles character development with sensitivity and depth.
This article will teach you how to create a character who will stay with your readers long after they’ve finished reading. To create such a character, you’ll need to do the following:
Establish the character’s tale purpose and motive to justify the character’s existence.
Ascertain that the character has both strengths and weaknesses.
Create an external and internal struggle for the character.
Make a decision on whether the character is static or dynamic.
Create a backstory for the character.
Develop the character’s outward attributes to help them stand out.
Make the character stand out by giving him or her particular traits.
To make the character convincing, do some study.
Avoid the most common character development blunder.
Every step contributes to the development of a character’s depth from the inside out. You should have a fully formed, multifaceted persona at the conclusion of this procedure. Don’t worry; in this piece, we’ll walk you through each step to get you there.
Let’s start with character development on the inside. Internal character development may be thought of as a concentric circle spreading outward from your character’s basic aims and motives. All of your other characterization decisions will be based on these two key factors, from their past to how much they evolve over time.
1. Determine the plot objectives and motives of the character.
The present objective of your character is to figure out why the narrative exists – and why it’s worth telling. It’s what your character is looking for in the storyline of the novel, and it’s what will drive their inner journey. The whole story arc would be completely flat without it.
Consider the following examples of character goals:
The purpose of Harry Potter is to fight Lord Voldemort.
Bilbo’s mission is to assist the dwarves in reclaiming Erebor’s realm.
The purpose of Hamlet’s character growth is to revenge his father who was slain.
Then there are the reasons why your character wants to achieve his or her objective, the ‘in order to’ that gives it significance. What internal and environmental factors are at play in their desires? Of course, there may be more than one. Consider the following example:
Harry Potter’s mission is to vanquish Voldemort… in order to secure the safety of the wizarding world — and to put his parents’ murders to rest.
Bilbo’s purpose is to assist the dwarves in reclaiming Erebor’s realm… in order to add some adventure to his life of creature comforts — and to transfer his feeling of home and belonging to those who do not have one.
Hamlet’s purpose is to revenge his slain father… in order to prove he isn’t hallucinating when he sees the ghost that haunts him — and to show that he can act decisively.
If you’re having trouble figuring out what your character wants out of life, ask yourself, “What would make the character happy or satisfied?” This is what drives them. Then consider, “What might they do to achieve that happiness?” This is their objective.
Dames Handsome can be found online and writing more books.