3 Types of Distinctive Characters

Characters who are not just believable people (though that is vitally important), but who are intriguing, unusual, captivating and - most importantly - unique. Their distinctive qualities makes them memorable, interesting and appealing (even if they are the most sinister villains) and they don't slot too neatly into cliched archetypes - damsels in distress, moustache twirling villains, reluctant heroes or any other such thing.It is, therefore, naturally quite difficult to capture the formula for creating such a character. After all, any examples I can highlight (and I've highlighted a couple of my favourites) would only serve to be examples of unique characters who have already been written. You, dear writer, need to think of something new! But I have tried, as best I can, to sort them into three more general categories of the kind of thing you can use to add that distinctive sparkle to your character.