How do you create a complex main character for your story?
I think there are three primarily components of a strong character:
Strong characters are ACTIVE. Life is not passively happening to them. They are making the plot happen, for better or for worse, through their actions.
Strong characters are ROOT-FOR-ABLE. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that they are likable. It means that out of everyone else in our story, we are rooting for them to succeed.
Strong characters are SPECIFIC, in the way that they talk and in their personal point of view. General characters are boring characters.
Want to learn more? I’ve recently partnered with StoryCo to do a series of FREE screenwriting workshops on Discord.
StoryCo is an open media platform where creators and passionate fans collaborate and co-create the next great story franchises and jointly participate in their success.
The first workshop on building complex characters is happening next Wednesday (9/20), at 6pm PST/9pm EST.
Hope you’ll check it out!