Writing.Com General Discussion

For me, I love to create my characters. I do fill out character sheets and even write my characters in different settings (AU stories). That way, I have a better idea of their personalities and how they would act. Ideally, your characters should be their own person. Also, if I'm writing a long novel, then I will spend a decent amount of time on character creation. If you want readers to follow your characters' journey, then the characters themselves need to be interesting.