Creating Main Characters

A main character is the central driving force to your story. A good main character is key to a good story. So, how do you form a main character?

A great way to make a character is to get a role play form and fill out information about them. Once you have that, you can begin to build on their character and develop them further.

Other people prefer to create character maps that illustrate different qualities of their character. It can be helpful if you have a few ideas for your character and don’t know what to add. It allows you to build off of what you already have.

Sometimes people don’t create a main character with their personality until a bit into their writing. This can be a great method but it can also end in disaster. Writing a character as you go along can help you find their voice, but it can also leave vague characterization, so be careful if you use this method and plan out your character at some point in your writing journey (even if it’s after the first chapter).