The Essential Character Creation Blueprint and Workbook - OneNote

Create characters that readers obsess over. The kind that inspires artwork, cosplay, fanfic, and dreams about your next book.

You'll learn page-turning character development secrets such as:

📘 How to create memorable characters like a bestselling author--even if you're a brand-new writer. 

📘 A surprisingly simple method to make your characters more realistic. It only takes a few minutes to implement!

📘 How to tie character development to the plot to keep readers turning the page long after they should have gone to sleep.

📘 What most aspiring authors don't know about the role of relationships in character development.

📘 What NOT to waste time on when creating a character (some common advice will never make your characters realistic or likable).

📘 What every writer NEEDS to know about character arcs before they can write a story they'll be proud of.

📘 How to make every character unique and unforgettable from their first line.

📘 Easy ways to use psychology to create a protagonist that readers love (or a complex antagonist they love to hate).

The details:

• 80+ pages on character creation techniques and secrets—explained in simple, straightforward language with examples from popular fantasy and sci-fi franchises.
• 150 pages of worksheets to guide your character creation. It sounds like a lot, but we walk you through it.
• Built-in character bible to track and organize all your characters in one place. Never lose details and accidentally change your main character’s backstory halfway through your draft.
• Start creating THIS MINUTE with easy-to-use digital worksheets that have no learning curve. 
• The worksheets will be provided as a OneNote notebook so you can create and organize your world on your computer. The informational part of the guide (that explains all the worksheets) will be in a PDF for easier reading.
• After purchase, you'll receive a link to download a zip file. Unzip it and start creating.
• Note: OneNote version does not work on Macs.

Topics covered to make your characters so real that they drive the story and you avoid writer’s block (just let your characters take the wheel):

• What makes a compelling character
• Where to start when creating a character
• Body, senses, and mind
• Traits and flaws
• Contradictions
• Social values and expectations
• Relationships
• Ethics
• Perspectives about the world
• Skills and knowledge
• Lies, truths, and ghosts
• Wants and needs
• Normal life
• Appearance and gestures
• Defining introductory moment

NOTE: The interior is the same in all versions of the guide. The only difference is the covers.

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