How to Write Character Building

This is one of the most important things to ANY story, and one of the several things readers notice about your characters, AND LOVE ABOUT THEM. This is a subject that takes a lot of effort to perfect, and I kid you not, IT IS WORTH IT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.





ONE: IMPERFECTION:


First of all, you need to have a character you can work with. Your character should have flaws, emotions towards things that could change, and pretty much, as a general, something they can improve on throughout your story.




TWO: CHARACTER BREAKING:

Another thing to take into account is that breaking a character is another thing you can do and if you want you can rebuild them differently throughout the story. Have things that happen change them, for better or worse. Doing this makes your characters seem human, and your readers can relate to that.







THREE: SAD CHARACTER BUILD:

An example of a sad character build is that someone could start out as a klutz but after the war, they now had one of the steadiest of hands due to being a sniper. They had missed before and lost close friends, so they learned that missing their target meant losing the ones they loved.





FOUR: HAPPY CHARACTER BUILD:

An example of a happy character build could be someone finally being able to feel happy again after overcoming depression. They could be content with life, they could start building their life, and things like that.




FIVE: HALF AND HALF:
An example of a half sad, half happy character build could be that if you killed someone off and they had someone close to them you kept alive throughout the story, that person could co-op with the character you killed off's death.





SIX: SMALL CHARACTER BUILDS


Small character builds are also important for your characters, and many readers notice these. What I mean by small character builds, your character(s) develop different habits, see the world differently, react differently, have a new fighting style, and things like that.


Readers really love when they can see the characters grow (or fall apart) with the story. This provides the readers with the sense of getting to know them through their hardships, blessings, and everything in between.




Remember, character growth can also help the story move along. With this in mind, make sure that whatever you change about your character(s), you remember. That means don't write their old selves, write their new ones.




As always, best of luck to you :3
~Rey Brooks