Character Creation

In our first lesson, we’re going to explain our approach to character creation, and why it’s different than most.

Why do believable characters matter? What difference do they make to your writing process, your readers' reactions, and your writing career? Here we'll look at why believable characters will help to drive your literary success.

Does it really matter when you label your characters as heroes and villains? Yes, yes it does. Here’s why.

Let’s take a look at all the characters you need in your story - their purpose, their relationships, and more.

With all those character roles in mind, who do you really need to know to get started writing?

What’s the difference between character-driven and plot-driven stories? Is there a difference? Does it matter?

A really common question we get asked is how to come up with names for characters, locations, and more. In this lesson, we’ll give you some tips on how to generate names.

Your characters’ demographics play a significant role in shaping who they are. In this lesson, we’ll take a look at the most common, and how they could affect someone’s personality. This includes things like culture, religion, and sexuality.

Appearance is so much more than what a person wears. It’s about how they wear it. Why they wear it. We’ll take a look at how to make your characters’ appearances really stand out, and not info dump it into your text.

40% of the US population have a chronic health condition, while 25% are registered disabled. To write characters reflective of modern society, we need to keep these figures in mind. We also need to ensure we’re writing about physical health conditions accurately and honestly. You’ll finish this lesson with all the techniques you need to do just that.