Characters
Motivation, conflict and change: how to create characters readers want to follow.
Characters & Worlds
Readers follow a story because of its characters. This section is about developing characters with depth and creating places that feel real.
In this section
Characters and worlds that feel real
A character comes alive through desires, contradictions and change, a setting through details you can see, hear and smell. Here you will find guides on character profiles, motivation and character arcs, on worldbuilding for fantasy and science fiction as well as for realistic novels, and on keeping track of the relationships between your characters without getting lost in your notes.
Places
Building settings and worlds, from a single village to a whole continent.
Relationships
Families, friendships, rivalries: developing networks of relationships and keeping them clear.
Put it into practice with Faustica
These Faustica features go well with the topics in this section: