I'm currently writing a novel, but one of the things that I'm struggling with is that I only really know two of the characters. I very unsure about the rest of them.
So I was wondering if YWS had any tips/suggestions for developing characters? By this I don't mean the little form game things, those are easy, it's just a bunch of decisions (what's their favorite color? how old are they?). Those are good to do, but I usually have already answered those questions by the time I decide to look for help with a character.
What I need to do is to get to know my character. How will this person react to said situation? What kind of things can I do with my characters to learn these things?
The one thing I've thought of is to think of small things that have happened to them in their past (like finding a kitten) and writing a short about how they reacted to that event. But I don't really know what kind of events would help me? Any suggestions?
As of right now I have a specific character I want to develop more. But I will probably reuse any techniques that work well.
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