{"id":2373925,"date":"2023-01-16T08:57:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T14:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/?p=2373925"},"modified":"2022-12-21T18:59:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T00:59:51","slug":"creating-characters-that-are-uniquely-yours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/blog\/creating-characters-that-are-uniquely-yours\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Characters That Are Uniquely Yours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Megan Mestel, Student Contributor<a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Creating-Characters-That-Are-Uniquely-Yours-IG.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2373936 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Creating-Characters-That-Are-Uniquely-Yours-IG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Creating-Characters-That-Are-Uniquely-Yours-IG.png 1080w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Creating-Characters-That-Are-Uniquely-Yours-IG-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Creating-Characters-That-Are-Uniquely-Yours-IG-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Creating-Characters-That-Are-Uniquely-Yours-IG-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Creating-Characters-That-Are-Uniquely-Yours-IG-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Creating-Characters-That-Are-Uniquely-Yours-IG-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Creating-Characters-That-Are-Uniquely-Yours-IG-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Creating-Characters-That-Are-Uniquely-Yours-IG-125x125.png 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever found yourself staring at your newest character you\u2019ve created and can\u2019t shake the feeling that you\u2019ve seen them somewhere else before? No, I\u2019m not talking about that one guy you saw at the grocery store that kind of looks like your mentor. I\u2019m talking about how you suddenly realize you\u2019re staring at your favorite TV show character, whose personality you\u2019ve accidentally ripped off entirely. Just because you\u2019ve stuck a new name on them like a \u201cHello, my name is:\u201d sticker does not mean you\u2019ve created a character that is uniquely yours. Lucky for us, there are a few tricks you can utilize so that your new character doesn\u2019t just look like Bilbo Baggins with a fake mustache.<\/p>\n<p>If you can create a character without taking ANY inspiration from ANYWHERE, then you, my friend, have a gift and you must share your secret with me. However, if you\u2019re like me, all of your character ideas come from somewhere, whether it\u2019s from a book, movie, show, your uncle\u2019s neighbor\u2019s third cousin, or even a song. Character inspiration can and does come from everywhere!<\/p>\n<p>Now let\u2019s get something straight here\u2014I am not giving you permission to steal other people\u2019s characters. But you can steal their hair.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2373931\" style=\"width: 196px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-01.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2373931\" class=\"wp-image-2373931 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-01-186x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-01-186x300.png 186w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-01-633x1024.png 633w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-01-768x1242.png 768w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-01-600x970.png 600w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-01.png 939w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2373931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The beginning of every character&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>That sounded odd\u2026 let me explain.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine every character as a LEGO character: they all start out the same. Same empty yellow head, blank blue shirt, and plain red legs. No noticeable appearance, no differentiating personality: a perfectly blank idea. Everything else you do from here makes this character yours. The character\u2019s appearance, personality, voice, quirks, and flaws are yours for the picking from anywhere you get inspiration from.<\/p>\n<p>To make characters uniquely yours, you have to get your pieces from different places. Let\u2019s say you want a character like Han Solo (who doesn\u2019t?). We\u2019ll call them Riley. If you make Riley look like Solo, act like Solo, sound like Solo\u2026 you\u2019ve stolen Han Solo, and that\u2019s not okay. Not only have you stolen someone else\u2019s creation, you\u2019ve also \u201ccreated\u201d a very predictable, un-unique character, because Solo is an old character and anyone who knows him will have a good idea of how he\u2019ll react in any scenario.<\/p>\n<p>This Riley character is going to stick around, so let\u2019s make these LEGO pieces yours.<\/p>\n<h2>Personality &amp; Voice &#8211; The Face<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2373927\" style=\"width: 196px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-02.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2373927\" class=\"wp-image-2373927 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-02-186x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-02-186x300.png 186w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-02-634x1024.png 634w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-02-768x1240.png 768w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-02-600x969.png 600w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-02.png 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2373927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Face (Personality and Voice)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Outside of appearance, this is the best way to make characters differ from each other. Making different personalities for your character is pretty obvious, but what about voice? The secret to character voice is in sentence structure. If you have a bubbly character, they&#8217;re probably going to have long, run-on sentences that ramble from one thing to the next without much punctuation in between and with a whole lot of filler words (I mean a whole lot). Characters like these love commas, and they go just about anywhere the character needs to take a quick breath.<\/p>\n<p>If you have an angsty character, your sentences will be short. To the point. Not much fluff. They don&#8217;t have much to say. If they do, they&#8217;re going to say it fast. Periods are their friends.\u00a0 Sometimes sentences like these don&#8217;t sound whole, but they work.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you might have a wise mentor character. They may use longer sentences&#8211;and interesting punctuation&#8211;but the sentences sound more complex and advanced when compared to the bubbly character. This voice sounds more like an English paper than a running commentary of an insane mind. Using more interesting punctuation like the : and the ; and the &#8212; can make their voice sound more mature.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s go back to Riley. We want to keep them with the Han Solo personality\u2013a cocky, reckless, sarcastic pilot. Unless they\u2019re dropping a snappy sarcastic one-liner, they\u2019re probably going to lean towards the \u201cangsty\u201d character voice type.<\/p>\n<h2>Appearance &#8211; The Hair<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2373928\" style=\"width: 196px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-03.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2373928\" class=\"wp-image-2373928 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-03-186x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-03-186x300.png 186w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-03-634x1024.png 634w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-03-768x1240.png 768w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-03-600x969.png 600w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-03.png 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2373928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Hair (Appearance)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Obviously, we cannot have a character that acts like Solo AND looks like Solo. How can we make Riley act like Solo and still be unique? Two of the easiest tricks to do are gender-swapping and style-swapping. Let\u2019s make Riley a girl who likes to wear vivid colors. We\u2019ll give her blonde hair in a ponytail and a bright red leather jacket (that I\u2019ve decided to borrow from Star-Lord). I\u2019m also going to make her tall because I\u2019m afraid of running into the \u201cshort snarky girl\u201d stereotype.<\/p>\n<p>Appearances are probably the easiest LEGO pieces to \u201cborrow\u201d from other forms of stories because writing isn\u2019t a visual medium like filmmaking. See if you can guess what popular character I\u2019m describing here.<\/p>\n<p>Picture a character who is hairy. I mean very hairy\u2013long hair all over their body. They\u2019re a side character, and they kind of act as the \u201ccomic relief\u201d. They\u2019re the \u201cweird uncle\/cousin\u201d of the group, clearly different from the rest of the cast. They typically only wear 1-2 pieces of clothing, and they do not speak English.<\/p>\n<p>What character did you picture? If you\u2019re thinking of Chewbacca\u2026 well, you\u2019re wrong. I\u2019m describing Cousin Itt from The Addams Family. Odds are, unless I\u2019m very specific, you\u2019re going to imagine someone else. So if you want a character that looks like Frodo, do it (just don\u2019t make them act like Frodo, too).<\/p>\n<h2>Quirks &#8211; The Body<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2373929\" style=\"width: 196px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-04.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2373929\" class=\"wp-image-2373929 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-04-186x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-04-186x300.png 186w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-04-634x1024.png 634w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-04-768x1240.png 768w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-04-600x969.png 600w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-04.png 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2373929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Body (Quirks)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This is where you can really make your character uniquely yours. Give them something that makes them different. Maybe they collect feathers, rocks, or bottle caps. Maybe they don\u2019t use contractions when they speak. Maybe they stutter, have an accent, or use a lot of witty comebacks.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to make a character uniquely yours is to take your own quirks and spread them among your characters. Maybe your knee bounces while you sit, or you pick your fingernails. Maybe you unconsciously braid a piece of your hair when you\u2019re worried\u2013let\u2019s give that one to Riley. We\u2019ll know she\u2019s nervous anytime we see a braid in her hair. It doesn\u2019t matter how weird and obscure the quirk is\u2013actually, that makes it more unique.<\/p>\n<h2>Flaws &#8211; The Legs<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2373930\" style=\"width: 196px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-05.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2373930\" class=\"wp-image-2373930 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-05-186x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-05-186x300.png 186w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-05-634x1024.png 634w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-05-768x1240.png 768w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-05-600x969.png 600w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/OYAN-Lego-People-05.png 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2373930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Legs (Flaws)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Last but not least, to fully develop a unique character, you need to give them flaws. It doesn\u2019t matter if their flaw is personality-related, like their anger or stubbornness, or fear-related. The more flawed, the more human, the more relatable. If you can make a character that\u2019s relatable, then your readers will bring their own experiences into the story, and that will make your character as unique as they can possibly be.<\/p>\n<p>Riley, our tall, cocky pilot, is afraid of flying solo (see what I did there?). She\u2019s about to go up for the first time, and her hair is full of tiny braids.<\/p>\n<p>Now you have it: all of the LEGO building pieces you need to create a unique character. I can\u2019t wait to read about them.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><em>Where do you draw your character inspiration from the most often?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Megan-Mestel-Headshot-scaled-e1670628242942.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2373926 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Megan-Mestel-Headshot-scaled-e1670628242942.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Megan-Mestel-Headshot-scaled-e1670628242942.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Megan-Mestel-Headshot-scaled-e1670628242942-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Megan-Mestel-Headshot-scaled-e1670628242942-945x1024.jpg 945w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Megan-Mestel-Headshot-scaled-e1670628242942-768x832.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Megan-Mestel-Headshot-scaled-e1670628242942-1418x1536.jpg 1418w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Megan-Mestel-Headshot-scaled-e1670628242942-1890x2048.jpg 1890w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Megan-Mestel-Headshot-scaled-e1670628242942-600x650.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a><strong>About Megan <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Megan Mestel is a storyteller in many different aspects of the word. With a major in animation and video game design, a love for filmmaking, and a passion for art alongside writing, she explores the limits of storytelling. An active member of the OYAN community since 2012, Megan is a mentor on the student forum. She spends her free time with her husband, Garrett, and her dog, Nori.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Megan Mestel, Student Contributor Have you ever found yourself staring at your newest character you\u2019ve created and can\u2019t shake the feeling that you\u2019ve seen them somewhere else before? No, I\u2019m not talking about that one guy you saw at the grocery store that kind of looks like your mentor. I\u2019m talking about how you&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11882,"featured_media":2373936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[57,81,40],"tags":[99,16130,109,16017],"post_series":[],"class_list":["post-2373925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-help-with-characters","category-push-your-imagination","category-writing-tips-and-tools","tag-characters","tag-creating-characters","tag-creative-thinking","tag-one-year-adventure-novel","entry","has-media"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Creating Characters That Are Uniquely Yours -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When developing your characters, how do you create personalities that feel fresh and unique? 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