• 8 Ways to Reveal Character.
• Actions. Actions are what characters do: Example:
• Dialogue. Dialogue is what a character says and how he or she says it: Example:
• Physical Description. Physical Description is what a character looks like: Example:
• Idiosyncrasies.
• Objects & Possessions.
• Reactions.
• Thoughts.

Characters serve as the driving force in your story. Your characters create and push your plot forward. Readers can experience the world that you’ve created through your characters, both from the way that your characters interact with their environment and the way that your characters view their environment.

Here are some tips to ensure your main character is a great character the audience cares about:

1. Establish where they came from.
2. Figure out where they’re going.
3. Make them believable characters.
4. Have them interact with supporting characters.
5. Give them an internal monologue.

To write such a character, you’ll need to:

1. Justify the character’s reason for existence by establishing the character’s story goal and motivation.
2. Make sure the character has both strengths and flaws.
3. Give the character an external and internal conflict.
4. Decide whether the character is static or dynamic.

Personality refers to the combination of qualities, attitude and behaviour, that makes a person distinct from others. Character refers to a set of moral and mental qualities and beliefs, that makes a person different from others.

Having relationships with various characters allows us to see different sides to our main character … the good and the bad. As in real life, we reveal different parts of ourselves to different people. 2. It allows us to create a character that readers are more likely to engage with.

Protagonist