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I also like to write with a vague idea/cardboard cut out of who the characters in my story are. The one exception to this is the protagonist. I need to be familiar with that character a bit more, since the story revolves around them. But I don't do character profiles. I just ask a lot of "why" and "what if" questions, trying to get a better sense of who this person is and why they are important to the story (are they the right fit).
I do also like to know what all of my characters look like, their names, and 1-2 things about them that give me an idea of who they are. Then I can start writing. The characters jump out of at me as I write, then revision is all about tweaking the story so that it fits who the characters are and the decisions they make are realistic, as Bruce McKnight said.
I do also like to know what all of my characters look like, their names, and 1-2 things about them that give me an idea of who they are. Then I can start writing. The characters jump out of at me as I write, then revision is all about tweaking the story so that it fits who the characters are and the decisions they make are realistic, as Bruce McKnight said.