Writing a well-rounded & multifaceted character
So, you have an idea for a character. Before you know it, your ideas start to snowball and youâre left with all a lot of information. How do you turn this information to create a well-rounded and multifaceted character? While different writers might have different processes, hereâs what I do.Â
What will you get from this post?
A better understanding of your character
A clear starting point for your character and can think of ways to develop them.
A better understanding on the relationships and dynamics of your characters.
You can take the information about another character and repeat the same process until you see the bigger picture of your story
Note: This can work for plots that have little and many characters. Plots with few characters can still use this to help think of the characterâs relationships with NPCs (especially 1x1 plots). Plots with many characters (over 30, for example but itâs really just a ballpark number) can benefit from seeing the relationships of all of the characters in one place by creating a diagram as suggested at the bottom on the post.