characterization

I’ve been finding that I get to a point in my novel (currently writing my first) where I know what plot I’m trying to set up but my character is not making it easy. It seems like they wouldn’t do the thing I imagined would set up the next plot point. What have you done at these moments? Change...

I have a story that, so far, has two chosen ones. Neither was created naturally; one by cult ritual and the other by specific experimental breeding of a part-angel human and a part-devil human. Essentially, the one created by ritual (D) was raised to be the messiah for the isolated cult he...

So my character is an Otaku-cop who is chosen as the second hero to protect the world and its inhabitants which are Men and Mystics. He is chosen by a mysterious creature with its dark-red fluid mass is covered by a silver looking metal as if its wearing armor. (Imagine a red slime wearing...

So my character is an Otaku-cop who is chosen as the second hero to protect the world and its inhabitants which are Men and Mystics. He is chosen by a mysterious creature with its dark-red fluid mass is covered by a silver looking metal as if its wearing armor. (Imagine a red slime wearing...

Hey everyone, thank y'all for taking the time to read this. It means a lot. I've started getting into the church infiltration scene of my W.I.P. and have come across five characters that, at this point in the story, are very unique. They are: three Fathers and Mothers, specifically the Earth...

I've been going over my MC for a while and I can't make decisions concerning his characterization. If you'll help me out then here's what I've got. Jack Ridley, born Alois Weiss, is a white-haired Demon-Elf hybrid armed with a big brain and an even bigger heart. However he's picky about who he...