What We Wish We’d Known About Creating Characters

Wish I'd Known Then . . . For Writers

Episode 109 / Jami and Sara talk about creating compelling characters sharing their lessons learned. They give examples of how they created specific characters and delve into naming characters, backstory, and physical description.

  • How they developing a main character
  • Ways to create characters: 
    • Character sheets/study/history
    • Images 
    • Enneagram 
    • Astrological signs/Tarot
    • Strengths
    • Biographies/Memoirs
  • Characters names
  • Backstory/Physical description 

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Links: 

The Rebel Author Podcast - interview with Jami

Episode 039: Understanding Your Motivation to Write with H. Claire Taylor

The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes 

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