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How To Write Characters For A Story : Creating Characters
Rating: 4.3 out of 5(97 ratings)
2,748 students
Created byDerek Bruce
Last updated 2/2020
English

What you'll learn

  • How to write a book and how to create vibrant characters
  • Writing a book with different types of characters
  • How to write a book of fiction with two and three dimensional characters
  • Integrate characters into their stories.
  • Writing characters for their books

Course content

1 section • 8 lectures • 57m total length

  • Introduction - The Elements Of A Novel and The Character's Place4:34

    In it's basic form, the modern novel can be separated into certain parts which help to clarify the structure and aid the author in creating the story.

    The most common elements agreed upon by all writers are the theme, plot, descriptions, and characters and dialogue. Although all of the parts are needed to create a great novel, it's the characters the reader identifies with and remember far after the book is finished.

    The author should pay great attention to character creation - it's one of the biggest reasons that your readers will abandon your book. In this lecture I outline the importance of character creation and give guidelines for the new author.

  • Creating Your Characters & Making Them Real - The Profile8:53

    It's an old maxim that an author should base his stories on what he knows. I'm not sure about this - what about science fiction fantasy novels, for example?

    That said, the one thing we really do need to know about in great depth are our characters. We need to know them inside out, and the only way to do this is to analyse them. The question is: How can we analyse something that doesn't even exist yet? The lecture explains the process of creating character profiles.

  • The Character Arc10:56

    The character arc is really a process affecting some of the people inhabiting your imaginary story-world. Not all characters undergo it, but the ones that do need special treatment by the author.

    In this lecture I define the character arc and it's relationship to the Story Arc.

  • Different Types Of Characters6:02

    If you listed all of the characters in any modern novel, the number would be quite impressive. However, there are relatively few main characters the people we care about and follow through the story. The other types have one purpose - to move the story forward or to create situations that enable the hero or heroine to take action. What differentiates the different types of characters?

  • Characterization7:03

    Characterization represents the methods employed to inform the reader about your character's personality.

  • How To Describe Your Characters11:11

    The purpose of this lecture is to give you a variety of tools for describing your main characters.

  • The Characters - The Most Important Part Of Your Novel
  • Introducing Your Characters7:12

    Characters don't just appear in a novel, but just like real people, they have to be introduced to the reader in a variety of ways. In this lecture I discuss some of the techniques authors use.

  • Conclusion and Bonus1:18

    You have finished the course - well done!

    I truly hope ghat the tips given assist in your quest to create the characters in your first novel. Check the resources to download an ebook about Character Arcs. It's aimed at the movie industry but also applies to novel writing.

    Good luck!

Requirements

  • You should have a good level of written and spoken English
  • You will understand basic punctuation

Description

Writing Fictional Characters Beginners: Creating Characters For Fiction

It is generally accepted that a novel can be split into various parts or elements, which helps to establish the different ways that we write prose in a work of fiction. These element are often referred to as the Plot, Setting, Narrative, Description, Backstory, Point of View (POV) and Writing Fictional Characters.

Even though it's the combination of all these elements, and more, that creates a great book, by far the most important ingredient is to create characters for novels.

Please Note: This course is also included complete in my course 'How To Write Novels' - careful not to purchase both!

Writing For Beginners: Create and Write Characters For Novels

It's often said that the reader will not believe in your character unless you do; this is very true. He or she is your creation and it's your job to give your characters life. They need to be realistic to make the reader care for them, and also what happens to them.

This course 'Writing Fictional Characters' will teach you the following:

  • Where to get inspiration for creating a character profile

  • What elements to include in your character profiles

  • Characters - writing different types of character in your book

  • How to write a book with two dimensional and three dimensional characters

  • The essential ingredients your characters need to be either liked or hated

  • Writing characters -  identify conflicts and change in your hero that will drive your story forward

  • Understand the needs of the reader - what do they want from a novel?

BONUS: FREE pdf download - Create Characters for Movie Scripts - The Character Arc

Sign Up Now - It's Guaranteed! Start creating characters for your book.

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Who this course is for:

  • You are a beginning writer interested in writing fictional characters
  • You need to know how to create characters when you write a book
  • You want to understand how to make a great character when writing a book

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