I’m a big fan of characters Elizabeth and I were talking about this. She’s like, ‘Oh my, my plots are my books are very plot-driven.’ But for me, when I’m writing, all of my books are very character-centric. I choose a very distinct character and I walk that character through an entire character arc for an entire series.
I had an idea. I’ve got a whole character sheet that I’m going to show you. I’m also going to link to it because it’s on my website, so it’d be very easy for you to copy and paste it. It’s because these are the kinds of things that I like to see from a character when I’m developing them. And since I’m a pantser, sometimes I only know a very little bit about my character before I get started with a book, and in a way, that can be kind of hampering.
So, I’m here in GT4. I chose a spaceship insurance adjuster. Okay, let’s see what it gives us. Clinton Q Novak. One of the things you can do is run this for every single character in your book and create a big Bible full of stuff about your characters. At some point, you can actually take a bunch of your characters and take the most major points about their personality, things that resonate with you as the author, and fold them into the narrative somehow.
Now that we have all of this information about this character, we can start to interview and ask more about them. Let’s start with co-workers. What does Quentin like to do before bed? Quentin follows a particular routine that combines his passion for knowledge and his need for relaxation. He starts by spending an hour catching up on the latest Galactic news on his hollow screen. After he’s updated on the news, Quentin ends his pre-bed routine by spending time with his pet robot dog, Boomer.
These are some great ideas to get the ball rolling on your story. You can think about the things that you would talk about with somebody if you’re sitting down and having a conversation. It’ll be like a discussion going back and forth. You can add little bits of spice to your story that are about him or your characters. Please be Morgan. Hi Morgan, it’s great to meet you. Can you tell me a little bit about what you like to do on your days off? Quentin specializes in open AI and prompt engineering. We invite you to join the Future Fiction Academy, a community that is AI positive and where we all work together to stay on top of this new technology. Hope to see you in lab soon!
