Character Traits

What makes a good character? Here’s a starting list. Please send me your ideas so I can grow the list and re-share it with you.

*  flawed with strengths and weaknesses, scars and oddities in their lives

*  well-developed personality

*  distinctive ‘voice’ (you often know which character is speaking without the ‘said’ tag)

*  approachable yet filled with secrets

*  has a story worth our time learning about as we read

*  share both their inner and outer conflicts

*  grow and change over the course of the story

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  1. Behind the Story says:

    An excellent list, Paddy. Creating a character with such a well-developed personality is a big challenge. I don’t know what else to add.