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Week 2

Create Complex, Believable Characters

*Strong enough to shoulder a novel and hold your interest

Week 2 Exercise: Character Development and Questionnaires

Characters are the active drivers of your story, and a huge part of a first draft is getting to know the characters you’re creating. Get a head start with this exercise!
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Week 2 Discussion

How’s your idea generating going? Want some help choosing between a couple of ideas? Or do you have a spare plot bunny that’s up for adoption? Join the discussion on our forums.
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NaNoWriMo’s Young Writers Program
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Week 2 Additional Resources

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51 Questions You’ve (Probably) Never Asked Your Characters
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: Check out some more questions you might ask about your characters if you’re on a roll!
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Character Generator
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Check out this great resource from our blog.
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Choosing Your Protagonist’s Gender
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How do you decide your characters’ genders?
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Writing With Color‘s Resources about Writing Characters of Color
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The great blog,
Writing With Color
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, shared several blog series about things to consider when writing characters of color.
🎬 Webcast:
Games to Develop Your Characters (with the Society of Young Inklings)
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🎬 Video:
Five Situations to Deepen Your Characters
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Adoption Society Forum
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: Hop into any “Adopt a Character” threads to get inspiration from other Wrimos.


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