Building Character 1/30

Characters can be one of two types active or passive. Active characters control the situation and passive characters let the situation control them. In order for the story to remain interesting the character must be active! They need motivation, purpose and a reason to exist.

Characters should follow the Maslow Hierarchy:



Characters can exist above or below the "love" line but when they exist below the love line the audiences prefers them to still think of others no matter what they have experienced.
You must always know what your character is going to do next otherwise you will lose control of your characters.