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A Notion AI-Powered Worksheet to build three-dimensional characters with step-by-step prompts.
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The ultimate Notion system for writers to organize their stories and boost productivity.
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A Notion worksheet for building the important things about a character.
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Positive Character Arc Builder
A 16-step detailed guide to building a compelling positive character arc for your protagonist. Made in Notion.
Ultimate Character Builder
A character building Notion system for creating realistic and compelling characters.
Character AI Prompts
A list of 112 unique AI chat prompts used to generate character ideas for any genre.
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Knowledge Articles
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23 Positive Character Traits
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How to Describe a Character
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How to Create a Character Backstory
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How to Describe Hands
6
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Create a Positive Character Arc
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How to Write a Character Arc
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How to Develop a Character
6
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10 Tips for Flawed Characters
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How to Write a Dynamic Character
5
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What is Indirect Characterization
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How to Create a Character Profile
7
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9 Character Archetypes
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How to Write an Anti-hero
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How to Write an Antagonist
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How to Write Character Mannerisms
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How to Create Character Motivations
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How to Write a Likable Character
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Vegeta: Perfecting Anti-Heroes
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How to Kill Your Protagonist
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How the Joker Manipulates People
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The Secret to Miyazaki's Realistic Characters
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The Secret to Making a Truly Scary Villain
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How to Write A Compelling Backstory
17
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Enneagram Type 1 Characters
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How to Write Mentor Characters
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How to Write an Empathetic Villain
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Enneagram Type 2 Characters
11
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Creating the Ultimate Antagonist
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The Essence of Humanity – Hayao Miyazaki
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The Secrets of Story
Essential storytelling strategy guide.
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Positive Trait Thesaurus
An index of character strengths and attributes.
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Face Generator
Create realistic A.I. generated faces.
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Alan Moore - Storytelling
Fiction writing lessons from Alan Moore.
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Negative Trait Thesaurus
Index for creating deep, flawed characters.
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The Hero with a Thousand Faces
The universal story structure of adventure.
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Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting
The essential story guide to captivate audiences.
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N.K. Jemison - Fantasy and Science Fiction Writing
Learn what it takes to write fantasy and sci-fi.
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Creating Character Arcs
Build powerful and compelling character arcs.
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Fantasy Name Generators
Over a hundred generators for every name you need.
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The Anatomy of Story
A comprehensive guide on storytelling essentials.
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Artbreeder
Use A.I. to create character designs.
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Characters
Character Building Resources
Here are some tools that can help you develop interesting and believable characters that make your audience feel connected with them.
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Glossary of Terms
Antagonist
Characters
A character or force that opposes or creates conflict for the protagonist in a story.
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Anti-Hero
Characters
A lead character who lacks qualities of traditional heroes, such as courage and morality. To make up for this they might be exceptionally skilled in a certain area or have an interesting flaw that makes them more complex character.
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Anti-villain
Characters
A character who, despite being the antagonist, possesses sympathetic or redeeming qualities that challenge traditional notions of villainy.
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Backstory
Characters
The narrative history or background information of a character, setting, or event that provides context to the main story.
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Character Arc
Characters
The transformation or development of a character throughout a story, typically involving a change in their beliefs, traits, or actions in response to the events they experience.
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Character Archetype
Characters
A universally recognizable pattern or type of character that represents a specific role or personality trait often found in literature, mythology, or storytelling.
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Character Ghost/Wound
Characters
A psychological or emotional trauma from a character's past that continues to influence their behavior or decisions in the present.
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Character Profile
Characters
A comprehensive summary or description of a character's traits, background, motivations, and personality traits used by writers to develop and maintain consistency in their portrayal throughout a story.
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Character Web
Characters
The interconnected relationships and interactions between characters within a narrative, forming a complex network that drives the story forward.
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Characterization
Characters
The process of developing and portraying the traits, motivations, and personalities of characters in a story through their actions, dialogue, thoughts, and interactions with others.
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Enneagrams
Characters
A personality typing system that categorizes individuals into nine interconnected personality types, each with its own motivations, fears, and behavioral patterns, aiming to provide insight into personal growth and interpersonal dynamics.
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Indirect Characterization
Characters
The portrayal of characters through their actions, dialogue, thoughts, and interactions with others, allowing readers to infer their personality traits and motivations.
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Characters
A psychological theory proposing that individuals have a hierarchy of needs, ranging from physiological requirements like food and water to self-actualization, which must be fulfilled sequentially, with higher-level needs becoming motivating factors once lower-level ones are satisfied.
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Mentor Character
Characters
A wise or experienced character who provides guidance, support, and wisdom to the protagonist, often serving as a teacher or role model.
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Protagonist
Characters
The central character in a story whose actions, motivations, and development typically drive the narrative forward and with whom the audience often empathizes or identifies.
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Round Character
Characters
A character in a narrative who exhibits depth, complexity, and development, often displaying a range of emotions, motivations, and behaviors.
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Secondary Characters
Characters
Characters in a narrative who play supporting roles to the protagonist, often contributing to the plot or providing contrast to the main character.
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Static Characters
Characters
Characters in a narrative who do not undergo significant change or development throughout the story, maintaining consistent traits or behaviors.
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Villain
Characters
A character who embodies malevolent or antagonistic qualities, opposing the protagonist and often engaging in morally reprehensible actions to achieve their goals.
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