Character Creation for Novels

Character Creation for Novels

“Thank you very much for having accompanied me throughout this course on the exciting world of creating a character. I hope you have been answering the quiz questions for each lesson to bring your unique and original character to life. Before we say goodbye, let's review the key phases of the project. I would like you to briefly explain what you have done in each one and accompany the explanation with one or more images. Your character Choose a character to work with him a story. In my case, I have told you about Olvido Laguna, the protagonist of my novel The House of Impossible Loves.

Characterization Next, get to work with the characterization of the character. Define their physical, social and family traits. Also his character, fears, weaknesses and other concepts that we saw in the course. Decide what you want and what you want. Dramatic function Next, think about what your character's dramatic role is in the story and why their presence is necessary. Get inspired by one or more archetypes to create it. Relationship between characters Then, it will be time to decide what kind of relationship the protagonist of the story has with other characters such as the antagonist or the secondary character. Space and object Finally, place your character in a space that represents him and choose an object that defines him. Now share your final project with the community by clicking on "Create your project". Remember to share both the final result and the steps that have led you to it. I am looking forward to seeing your project and giving you feedback. Although I ask for your patience, I will try to access the forum as much as I can and what my professional projects allow me. Finally, I want to invite you to actively participate in the forum, not only sharing your progress, but also giving advice and trying to help the rest of the community. Let's create a nice community where all criticism is constructive and we feel free to share ideas and enjoy writing. See you soon!”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project Thank you very much for joining me in this course. I hope I have given you the tools and have inspired you to create your unique and original character. One of the things you can do to start is to see the genre and what kind of story you have written. I recommend that you look for publishers that they may have a similar line to your story. That is, do not send the manuscript to any publisher, but, for example, if it is a fantasy story, look for publishers that publish this type of genre. If you have rather taken the path of the thriller, look for publishers that can fit this t...”

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Course summary for: Character Creation for Novels

• Level: Beginner
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• 4 units
• 14 lessons (2h 40m)
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• Category

  Writing

• Areas

  Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Writing