A well-rounded
character who feels like a real person is obviously what we all want to write.
Sometimes this naturally occurs, maybe because the character is based on a real
person or on an archetype of the genre. In some cases they may be based on
another fictional character from a favourite book.
The writer feels
comfortable with writing about them because they know exactly who they’re
writing about.
There’s no reason
why that approach won’t work. Obviously there’s the danger of creating a cliché
or stereotype, but even then that can work if the story is strong enough.
If, however, you
want to write a character from the ground up, a character who is as real as any
person living, yet wholly your own creation, then there are three aspects you
need to know in depth: the physical, sociological and psychological.
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