Unusual Character Traits
Day 21: #AtoZChallenge
The characters in our stories and novels are often very complex. We spend a lot of time getting to know them, asking questions, describing them and giving them a personality.
We want our readers to visualize our characters and recognize them every time they speak. But, what can we do, besides names, ages, or gender to make our characters memorable?
Give them unusual character traits or as John Yeoman from the Village Academy calls it, a signature. We all have our idiosyncrasies, so give your characters a few; make them mimic real people. To get you started, here are a few suggestions.
30 Unusual character traits worth considering:
- Meaningful repetitions – for instance in my novel, one of the characters uses the term, “Dear” when speaking to others.
- Twirls hair when preoccupied or worried.
- Bites nails when nervious.
- Taps fingernails or pencils against a hard…
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