AFAWN - Character Creation - Part 3

Now that you’ve hopefully got some idea about your character and their personality, the next part is simple. It’s time to write. If you want to know how your character will talk or how they’ll react in a given situation, then make them talk and put them in that situation. Write it out. Write out your plot. Because even though I’ve given you a couple of suggestions for the start of character creation (establishing a baseline), the core of character creation happens when you’re writing.

This is why you shouldn’t spend too much time on character creation before you’ve started writing. Just like an outline, it’s ok to start with something basic, but then get to writing. Don’t waste your time taking personality quizzes as your characters because the truth is that they will likely change throughout the story. Remember, writing is a fluid process and writing characters is no different. So be flexible and let your story shape the personalities of your characters.