CHECKLIST FOR CHARACTER

CHECKLIST FOR CHARACTER

• Do your characters  have desires?
• Are your  characters distinctive enough not to types?  
• Do your characters have contrasting traits that make them complex?
• Are your characters consistent despite their contrasting traits?
• Do your characters have the ability to change?
• Do you know your characters well enough?
• Are the right characters ‘round’ and the right characters ‘flat’?
• Are you showing your characters more than telling about them?
• Are you utilizing all methods of showing – action, speech, appearance, thought?
• Have you given them the right names?