How to Create Your First Characters as a New Writer

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One of the hardest things you will go through as a new writer is creating compelling characters for your novel. Character creation takes a lot of thought as these are the people driving your novel. This is what your readers are going to relate to. When I first began my novel, I didn’t know what the hell I was doing. I was lost as I tried to put words on the paper and to find the right characters for my book. It was a struggle at first, but as I started writing, things began to fall into place. Here’s how you can begin to create compelling characters for your book.

Brainstorm

Before you write your book, brainstorm some characters. You may have some ideas in your head so jot those down. Don’t worry if you think the characters will work or not as you’re looking for ideas for the book. Do this for a few days to flesh out the ideas in your head. If you come up with names for your characters, write those down. You want to have a pool of names to draw from when it comes time to name them.

I open the memo feature of my smartphone wherever I am and jot down names and other ideas for my book. This gives me something to build from. If you wake up in the night with a character idea, write it down as you’ll forget it in the morning. Whenever you have an idea, make a note of it. You may find in the future older…