Edit Article  Sample Character DescriptionsDeveloping Your Own
CharactersSample Character Descriptions  Edited by Flickety,
Brandywine, WannabeWriter, KnowItSome and 24 others  Writers
need characters to make their story complete. But where do those
characters come from? You.  EditDeveloping Your Own Characters
1. 1     Begin by creating the character's personality. Once
that's done, it's much easier to imagine the character and what
they look like physically. Take a blank sheet of paper and fold
it in half. On one side, write all of the qualities you find
good in people. On the other side, write all of the qualities
you find bad in people. Use this as a reference for creating
both antagonists and protagonists. A protagonist is the hero of
your story, and an antagonist is the person who opposes, or is
against the main character.     • Keep a notebook close, and
write down little details about real people. Does your friend
have a strange way of twisting her hair when she's excited? Do
you notice how your br