Also, I finally have an official WIP, so here’s a character from it!

@ajstoryteller

I’m back!!!!  Okay, I’ll give her a go.

1) Name: Ciranna

2) Age: like 30s or 40s.  It’s kinda hard to tell since she’s sort of alien- or faerie-like

3) Career/Role in Story: I’d say not the MC…maybe like a motherly character or a mentor??

4) Personality: quiet and wise, but with a fiery side

5) Would you be friends with…[Read more]

@r-m-archer

Thanks that was actually very helpful!  I’ll try to incorporate some of those ideas.  It’s one of my favorite character types too😉

@katie02

Hi!

I’m not sure what type of grandma you’re going for, but I was thinking if you wanted to make her unusual you could just take whatever stereotype you feel like you keep leaning towards and flip it so she’s the exact opposite, if that makes sense.  Also, something else that I’ve found to be super helpful for my characters is using re…[Read more]

@sparrowhawke that was great! Thank you so much!!

@storysmith

I recently found this cool method for coming up with names.  I haven’t trie fit for myself yet but maybe it’ll be helpful:

Also, sometimes I just take real names and then modify them a bunch so they sound fantasy-like but still retain cultural elements from real life.  I also really like the LotR “son/daughter of” method.

@ajstoryteller
1) Name: Lucy or Lillian

Charlotte, but she goes by Lottie so you got it right with the L sound.

2) Age: I want to say mid-teens

twelve or thirteen I can’t decide…

3) Career/Role in Story: MC

yup

4) Personality: Very compassionate, speaks her mind, and has difficulty trusting others. A bit sarcastic and mel…[Read more]

Just reposting this girl

@ajstoryteller I loveeee himmm!!!

@ajstoryteller

1) Name: Jairen

2) Age: uhhh 18-ish?

3) Career/Role in Story: side character

4) Personality: seems smart, maybe kinda moody

5) Would you be friends with that character?: maybe??

6) Any other details you may have gotten from the picture: what’s that battery thingy?

7) What would this character’s nickname be? None

8) Cha…[Read more]

@emma-walker yesssss I always go way too in-depth with my names!!  And I try to make them the right country of origin too

Right now I have a character who’s rather on the large side and his last name is Piccoli which means “small” XD

@emma-walker she sounds cool!  I like the tie-in with the other characters!

@erynne 😂😂 he sounds adorable!!

@emma-walker

1) Name: Liana

2) Age: 16

3) Career/Role in Story: maybe a sort main-ish character or important side character

4) Personality: seems quiet and soft-spoken but maybe fearless and wild at heart?

5) Would you be friends with that character?: I think so

6) Any other details you may have gotten from the picture: I like her outfit…[Read more]

1) Name: Jamie

2) Age: 6-8?

3) Career/Role in Story: side character

4) Personality: intelligent and sweet.  Kind of wacky like little kids are

5) Would you be friends with that character?: yesss

6) Any other details you may have gotten from the picture: cute!

7) What would this character’s nickname be? Why?:  J for short?

8) Cha…[Read more]

@emma-walker 😆 she does have a lot of picture so it’s nice

@erynne 👍🏻 I’ll do him

Here she is a little happier and cleaned up a bit

Heyyyy I got one!

@erynne she’s from the dead-wife/mother story if you’re interested