{"id":11303,"date":"2019-03-27T03:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T10:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=11303"},"modified":"2025-12-28T21:36:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T05:36:05","slug":"character-development-for-nanowrimo-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/27\/character-development-for-nanowrimo-prep\/","title":{"rendered":"Develop Your Characters to Plan Your Novel (#3)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PYN_3-Develop-Your-Characters-to-Plan-Your-Novel.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/30daywritingchallenge noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-29813 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PYN_3-Develop-Your-Characters-to-Plan-Your-Novel-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PYN_3-Develop-Your-Characters-to-Plan-Your-Novel-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PYN_3-Develop-Your-Characters-to-Plan-Your-Novel-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PYN_3-Develop-Your-Characters-to-Plan-Your-Novel-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PYN_3-Develop-Your-Characters-to-Plan-Your-Novel.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today is the third in an 8-post series on planning your novel. In today&#8217;s post, <strong>we focus on character development. <\/strong>(First published on Writers Fun Zone blog in 2014.)<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>If you missed it, the <strong>first<\/strong> step in your novel preparation was <a title=\"Start Your Novel Preparation with the Elevator Pitch\" href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p13IRf-2VP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">your elevator pitch<\/a>\u00a0and the <strong>second<\/strong> step was <a title=\"Novel Preparation with Story Synopsis, Prepare Your Novel for Nanowrimo #30DayWC\" href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p13IRf-2W5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crafting your story synopsis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep in mind:<\/strong> Take note of your genre. This will give you a general idea of your story ending and the kinds of characters work best for the story you&#8217;re writing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time to budget:<\/strong> I recommend you take <strong>30-60 minutes<\/strong> to do this exercise for each of your main characters. As a suggestion, <strong>set your timer for 20 minutes for each of the items below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Brainstorm these essential elements of your main characters to get you started:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Goal, motivation and conflict, for both the inner life and outer life<\/li>\n<li>Strengths, inherent and learned<\/li>\n<li>Important relationships<\/li>\n<li>Appearance<\/li>\n<li>Education<\/li>\n<li>Home, living circumstances<\/li>\n<li>Preferred travel method<\/li>\n<li>Backstory as it relates to story problem<\/li>\n<li>The things in her pockets, or backpack, or car, or satchel, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Habits, mannerisms, ticks<\/li>\n<li>Other elements and factors that occur to you as interesting or important &#8212; jot them down!!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Here&#8217;s an image to share or pin and use for your brainstorming!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/WFZ_Character-Development-_11-Questions_PYN_WFZ.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/06\/8-tips-planning-novel\/ noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24218\" title=\"Character Development Questions, 11 Elements to Brainstorm\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/WFZ_Character-Development-_11-Questions_PYN_WFZ-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/WFZ_Character-Development-_11-Questions_PYN_WFZ-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/WFZ_Character-Development-_11-Questions_PYN_WFZ-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/WFZ_Character-Development-_11-Questions_PYN_WFZ-640x960.png 640w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/WFZ_Character-Development-_11-Questions_PYN_WFZ.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/pynlap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/pynlap noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20604 size-full alignleft\" title=\"Plan Your Novel Like A Pro: And Have Fun Doing It! by Beth and Ezra Barany, Available where all books are sold!\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/plan-your-novel-like-a-pro_beth-barany_ezra-barany_200x318.jpg\" alt=\"Plan Your Novel Like A Pro: And Have Fun Doing It! by Beth and Ezra Barany, Available where all books are sold!\" width=\"200\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/plan-your-novel-like-a-pro_beth-barany_ezra-barany_200x318.jpg 200w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/plan-your-novel-like-a-pro_beth-barany_ezra-barany_200x318-189x300.jpg 189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">PLAN YOUR NOVEL LIKE A PRO<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>You can also check out our newest book, <\/strong><strong><em>Plan Your Novel Like A Pro<\/em>,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/pynlap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>This book will help you get excited to plan your novel. The tools shared here are designed to spark your muse and give you confidence when you sit down to write your story. <em>Plan Your Novel Like A Pro: And Have Fun Doing It!<\/em> is for organic writers and pansters who want a roadmap to follow, so that they can let their creativity loose.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cBeth\u2019s book is like plotting for pantsers!\u201d<\/em>\u2014Tess Rider, Science Fantasy Romance Author<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">ABOUT BETH &amp; EZRA BARANY<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/plan-your-novel-like-a-pro-and-have-fun-doing-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-28682 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BETHEZRA-BARANY_512-\u00d7-409-px-300x240.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BETHEZRA-BARANY_512-\u00d7-409-px-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BETHEZRA-BARANY_512-\u00d7-409-px.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Beth Barany<\/strong>, an award-winning novelist and certified Creativity Coach for Writers, runs Barany Consulting, a coaching and consulting firm dedicated to helping novelists write, publish, and market their books. She&#8217;s the author of the award-winning young adult fantasy series, <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2yopLkb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Henrietta The Dragon Slayer<\/em><\/a>, the paranormal sweet romance collection, <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2fhE3OL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Touchstone Series,<\/em><\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/author.bethbarany.com\/janey-mccallister-mystery-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">award-winning science fiction mystery series about space station investigator, Janey McCallister<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ezra Barany<\/strong>, an award-winning novelist and the bestselling author of <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2xks6y5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Torah Codes<\/em>\u00a0series<\/a>, is also a teacher and mentor.<\/p>\n<p>Together they help authors get their books out into the world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tip #4: <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p13IRf-2WO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plan Your Novel with World Building is here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/06\/8-tips-planning-novel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">List of all 8 tips here, including the downloadable checklist.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the third in an 8-post series on planning your novel. 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