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Entire books have been written about character developement. How do you do it?
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Poll Question:
How do you come up with characters for your fictional pieces?
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I write about someone like me.
I base my characters on people I know.
I develope characters to fit the needs of plot or theme.
I bundle traits and build a character around them.
I just write whatever comes out about each character
I use a typical hero for my genre
I put a character similar to someone elses in a new situation
I write fanfiction, so the characters are givens
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