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Hi! I’m writing a child character myself (actually two of them) so perhaps I can help.

To me, the Chosen One ‘prophecy fulfillment’ type of plot allows for themes that relate to growing up, maturing and dependence on God and getting the support of other people since it involves the character taking on a responsibility that is much bigger than him or herself. I think thrusting such a responsibility onto such a small child (not a teenager!) can be interesting. 😛

I think the first thing you can do is do some research on the different types of personalities/temperaments that children can have. If you have little siblings/know of young neighbours/kids at church, you can just take some time to observe how they behave and interact. If not you can always refer to online resources like this that may help.

The next thing that I suggest is to figure out what are the themes you wish to touch on in your story. From there you can plan Natasha’s character arc thus decide how she should be at the beginning. For example, if you want to explore the dangers of pride etc., you can make Natasha a little spoiled and arrogant in the beginning and then when she learns that she is the Chosen One (and thus “special”), she may let it get to her head and think that everything should go her way and everyone should do as she says.

Alternatively, if you are going for a “Let no one despise your youth” kind of story, you can make Natasha shyer and more uncertain and perhaps overdependent on her older brothers at the start so she reacts to the prophecy with great fear and doubt and is very intimidated and easily influenced by (sometimes misguided or ill-intentioned) adults. Then as the story goes on she can grow in confidence and strength to show that even children can be shining lights in the world.