Creative writing: character

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Creative writing: 

Character

Goal:

Create an interesting ficional character 

(who will be the main character in the story you will write in your testweek test). 

Think of a name for the following characters and  

add at least 3 character descriptions)

(social, intelligent, impatient, mysterious etc)

Kaitlin Armstrong Found Guilty in Murder of the Cyclist Moriah Wilson. 

Fill in the character profile to create your own character...  

Can't think of a name?

Need inspiration?

Use the website on the next slide... 

blog.reedsy.com

blog.reedsy.com

Another example:

Luke Skywalker’s Want is to escape his lonely orphaned adolescence and find a life of meaning and purpose in the larger galaxy. 

Luke Skywalker’s Need is to overcome the fear and anger that tempt him into darkness.

Gatsby's want?
Gatsby's need?

What is Katniss Everdeen's want?
And what is her need?

What is your character's want?
What is your character's need?

Happy end? 

A powerful way to end your story is to confront your protagonist with their flaw, by giving them a choice between their ‘want’ and their ‘need’.

• If your character sacrifices their want and chooses their need, then they will ultimately be fulfilled.
• However, if they shun their need and seize their want, then they will be doomed to continue in misery.
• Either ending is fine, depending on whether you want a happy ending or a sad one.