Create Interesting Characters with these 25 Character Traits

How do you create real characters? Sometimes we look at people we know and simply insert them into our literature. What's what old saying? Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent…
At other times it's helpful to think in terms of a person being a mixture of many different things and this is closer to home. This is closer to reality. No-one is simply one thing or another. We are all an enormous mixture of many different traits and situations will bring out both the best – and the worst – in us. Here's a list of twenty-five character traits. 


observant timid pessimistic moody confident logical argumentative lazy disrespectful greedy talkative charismatic meticulous calm arrogant bossy charming clumsy pompous vulgar friendly harsh petulant mysterious energetic

The trick is to create a character with more than one trait. Sounds obvious, really, doesn't it? But how many books do you read where characters are one dimensional? Or two dimensional? Next time you create a character, mix four or five of these traits together and see what you end up with. 
It might remind you of someone you know.
That's all for today.
Keep writing!
Darrell
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