Building Character

These articles on the Beemgee blog are about developing fictional characters:

Action
Antagonism
Archetypes
Awareness and Revelation
Backstory, or pre-story
Cast of Characters, or Dramatis Personae
Change
Characters vs. People
Emotion (central, core, or primary)
Fear
Goal
Need: Perceived
Need: Real
Obstacles: External
Obstacles: Internal
Obstacles: Antagonistic
Perception
Problem: External
Problem: Internal
Protagonist
Relationships: Allies
Relationships: Opponents
Relationships: Partners
Secret
Stake
Stance: Emotional Values
Stance: Rational Beliefs
Task
Want
Wish

We’ll be adding more articles regularly. If you have suggestions for topics you would like to see covered, drop us a line to blog@beemgee.com.

Click here for articles on STORYTELLING.

Click here for articles on PLOT development. 

Use the Beemgee Character Builder to develop the characters for your story: