Creating Interesting Characters - A Beginner's Guide
Our characters are often the most important part of our stories. But creating characters can be hard. Keeping them from being boring can be even harder. Luckily, there are some useful principles that can help you keep this process manageable but also fruitful. My affiliate link for Bookshop (wonderful Amazon alternative) where you can find my book recommendation lists: https://bookshop.org/shop/hilarylayne You can join my YouTube Channel here: / @hilarylayne I also maintain a q&a post on my channel page for members only. I'd be happy to answer any writing questions you have outside the video topic! 0:00 - Intro 6:30 - The 3 Cs of Character Creation 7:22 - Complexity 13:48 - Flaws & Weaknesses 16:58 - Creativity 20:09 - Consistency 23:23 - Creating an Example Character 32:46 - Homework 33:23 - Outro

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