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Naiya Dyani replied to the topic How do y’all create and develop your characters? in the forum Characters 6 years, 3 months ago
@writergirl101 Oooh. . . MBTI is fun for characters. Some of mine are hard to place (and 16personalities can be hit or miss when it comes to accuracy XD), but others are definitively one type. My MC Grace in my current WIP is an INTJ, and I love shipping her with my INFP boi Kiet.
I do a lot of mental in-their-shoes placement. . . gosh, that sounds convoluted. I’m sure there’s a psychological term for it, but basically I put myself in their mind and their circumstances, think through a whole scene or flashback that way, and write from there.
Songs are awesome for that too. They can really put me in the mood for a character, scene, or character interaction. They’re mostly Japanese songs, though. 😛












