12 Character Archetypes to Drive Your Writing

People often have similar motivations, and character archetypes help categorize fictional characters based on their strengths, motivations, and weaknesses. 

Character archetypes help drive character development in written works. If you are going to be a fiction writer, either of short stories or books and novels, understanding these archetypes will help you develop strong, likable characters. 

Though book characters come in all shapes and sizes, most can fit into specific character types. ...