How do you plan your characters?

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Okaay so, I’m in the middle of planning my first ever story (and yes, I did have to emphasise that) and am finding it hard to plan out every character. My question is: do you plan out every little detail for every one of your characters? - whether that is the main character, love interest, friend, parent, friends parent (you get the gist) - or do you just write down their personality and leave it at that?

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I write every idea that pops out of my head and write it in a doc!

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Good idea! Thank you so much, I’ll try it :smile:

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I do both of these…like for example i plan/think out ALL my side Characters love interest and how i want them to meet them/the Characters backstory…etc. then i write down ideas that just randomly pop in my mind and if i like the idea i will most likely us it and if the characters personality fits that scene

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You don’t necessarily have to write down every little detail about them, because those things should just come naturally to you. Usually, when I create a character; their appearance gives me an overall idea of what they’re like, and I just go from there.

Of course, this isn’t always the case, but it helps to have the basic structure (such as backstory, age, height, and personality) also, moodboards can be a big help in creating the character’s aesthetic/vibe! :heart:

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Like the person above me said, it just comes naturally. Sometimes ideas pop in my head while I’m in the shower

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I really don’t. I just write, and then write on going by what I wrote.

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yes, at least I do, and others might think it different on how they have their characters. For me, I plan my characters depending on what kind of story I will be writing. I’m writing a skating story, so I want to include diversity in my story.

  • Starting with character’s name, their personality, their zodaic sign, likes and dislikes, hobbies, jobs, age, where are they from, what language do they speak, their religion (opitional), etc.

  • Ask yourself some questions about your characters, like:
    a. Do your character drink/smoke?
    b. Is your character a bad guy, or good guy?
    c. Do your character have a tragic/good backstory?

Now, let’s say for fantasy, that’s going to be different, so, yeah.

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Thank you to everyone that has replied!! It’s really helped a lot! :heart:

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Half the time, my characters just develop on their own :woman_shrugging:

They’re a wild bunch, I’m tellin’ ya.

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