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Q&A What should I do if I can't properly formulate the personality of one of my characters in my novel?

I've never done character charts. When I want to get to know a character better I put them in a bunch of scenes. They're in a conversation with their boss while they have a stone in their shoe. The...

posted 6y ago by Ken Mohnkern‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T09:40:57Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/38483
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Ken Mohnkern‭ · 2019-12-08T09:40:57Z (almost 5 years ago)
I've never done character charts. When I want to get to know a character better I put them in a bunch of scenes. They're in a conversation with their boss while they have a stone in their shoe. They're flirting with someone while drunk. They get pulled over for speeding and they're late for their wedding. Whatever. Put them in a scene with another character or with someone who's not even part of your story. Just write and see what they do.

Then, once you have a draft of your story, ask your readers what they think of the character. Their insights will likely reveal things about the character you hadn't noticed.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-08-24T12:37:10Z (about 6 years ago)
Original score: 1