There is nothing more important than having a well developed character. If your character is one dimensional, your readers won't care about the things that happen to them in your story, the good or the bad. And if the reader doesn't care, then they aren't going to read your book either.
While searching for a good character chart to help me really get to know my main characters, I stumbled onto a website called EpiGuide, In their own words, they are "the premiere community devoted to original
online entertainment -- from web dramas and soaps to webcomics, RPGs and
beyond".
The character chart on this site is nine pages long... that's right, nine pages. By the time you are finished completing this, you'll know your character better than you know yourself! With questions like: What are your character's quirks? or What is their biggest accomplishment? or Who does your client want to emulate? this chart makes you think long and hard about who your character really is and hopefully gets them to talk to you too.
Where is this fantastic chart, you ask? Click here to go right to it. You will be able to download it as a PDF, RTF or DOC file, which is great. I've used this chart several times to get inside my main character's skin and I definitely recommend it to others. Good luck!!
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