Twelve questions to ask when building a character

Use these twelve questions to help define your characters further:

• How would I describe this character in a single sentence?
• What type of personality does this character have?
• What is this character’s purpose in the story?
• How is this character different from any other character in the story?
• What makes this character interesting to readers?
• What does this character care most about?
• What are this character’s key physical traits?
• What is the most important thing that has ever happened to this character?
• What are the things this character cares the most about?
• How does this character deal with problems?
• What would it take to make this character change significantly?
• What relationship does this character have with the other characters?