Character Creation Notes from Idaros

What they want?
What they have to lose?
What they love, especially the bad guy?
Plotter or Pantser?
Who are the characters?
    * Why does it matter to the character?
    * What is their favourite and least
       favourite childhood memory?
    * What is their proudest moment?
    * What is their biggest regret?
Focus on desires and fears shape a plot.
Creating a body and costume, on how big they are and how are they dressed.
Creating a voice, how smart are they, and their vocabulary.
You're characters are only as interesting as the conflict. Focus of bad guys as well.
Work on Foils.

Reveal Your Character.
Interview your character and learn about your character?
Show what the character is thinking?
You're opening scene shows who your character is.
Warren Ellis - Homework!!!
You have one to five chapters to show your character.
How is today different than any other day in your world?
Four steps:
Internal motivation.
Meaningful motive.
Focus - What your character is noticing, on all senses.
Breath/Rhythm - Sentence structure.
Everything they notice, they see and sense.
Acting is reacting.

How to you tackle many different personalities?
Spreadsheet - helps spot defects, make sure characters are varied as possible. Focus on their differences.
Character Archetypes.
Do your homework on perceptive. 200%.
possibly of main characters being opposites.
Shakespeare, foils.
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