I was in a workshop with Lauren Carter and she suggested throwing the characters in scenes and seeing how they react - I've always learned the most about characters by writing them for sure! It's been a relief to realize I don't need to fill out an uber detailed character personality test. Great post! :)
Yes - I've actually tried to fill out this bio/personality tests for characters... and I end up giving up. They just don't produce character like throwing them in a scene. So, good advice from Lauren!
Thanks for reading Alyssa - and for the substack recommendation!
I was in a workshop with Lauren Carter and she suggested throwing the characters in scenes and seeing how they react - I've always learned the most about characters by writing them for sure! It's been a relief to realize I don't need to fill out an uber detailed character personality test. Great post! :)
Yes - I've actually tried to fill out this bio/personality tests for characters... and I end up giving up. They just don't produce character like throwing them in a scene. So, good advice from Lauren!
Thanks for reading Alyssa - and for the substack recommendation!