How to Create a Fictional Character for Any Purpose

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Get a basic description in mind.

   Is it a boy or a girl? What color is their hair? What color are their eyes? About how tall are they?
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   Step 2: Develop their style.

   How do they dress? How do they style their hair? What clothes do they wear? Do they wear makeup (boys could as well!)? , Write a question, coming from yourself, on paper.
   
   Then write your character's response.
   
   Keep going until you've learned enough. , What do they believe in strongly? 'Animals are the best,' or 'Men will always break my heart,'? , How does your character treat others? And how do they treat them? Has a lifetime of neglect forced them to turn to animals for comfort? Maybe being praised too much as a child has caused them to become stuck up and mean. , For example, if your character's hair is simply described as brown, elaborate.
   
   Is it mousy brown? If it's blond, maybe it could be beach blond. , Does your character like drawing? Or maybe writing.
   
   Do they dislike rudeness? Or maybe violence. , Find a name with a meaning that you like or with a pretty ring to it.
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   Step 3: Think about how they talk.

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   Step 4: Determine their values.

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   Step 5: Make up information about how they deal with their peers.

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   Step 6: Dig deeper.

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   Step 7: Develop likes and dislikes.

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   Step 8: Give them a name.

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