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Wonderful!

Well… That’s still something I’m learning. XD  Some characters it comes so easy because I’m really in sync with how they work, but other characters…

I’ll just list several different things. 🙂

So, know their history, what made them what they are in your story. What things good or bad have shaped them? Who were they before those events happened? Do they try to be strong? What do they fear? Know what hurts them the most and how they avoid it. Know what they want, what they love, what they hate. I’ve actually had sticky scenes where I want to get it down and I just run up to my room, put on a costume and act the scene out. I know that has been helpful to me. If you’re into Myers-Briggs, I’ve found it helpful in getting direction on how character will act if you can figure out what brain-type they have. Observing people that are similar to your characters helps too…

Or even look at characters from other stories and try to get into their heads for a minute. Maybe start with character you relate with. Just sit and think about why did they do the things they did, how they did them, etc. Look at other characters that you don’t relate to and do the same thing.

Quizzing family by asking weird questions can be good to. I’m always asking weird questions to my family like, what would be the most embarrassing social blunder for you, how do you respond to seeing somebody cry, does this scare you, what would you do in this situation, etc.

Just train yourself to observe. 🙂