Character Creation Crash Course
Discover how to create realistic, believable, and three-dimensional characters that readers remember long after they've turned the final page.
Do you want to:
In this course, we explore how you can do all this and more. We delve deep into psychology and what makes us human – so that we can create characters who feel human, too.
Whatever type of stories you tell, this course is jam-packed with ideas, techniques, and activities to help you flesh out your characters – or even create new ones!
Anyone who wants to write three-dimensional, interesting, believable characters. We use psychological techniques that explain what makes us human to do the very same with our characters.
Courses are taught using a combination of pre-recorded sessions and live workshops. If you can't attend the live recordings, don't worry! You'll get access to the replay.
Anyone who does attend live will get the chance to ask questions about their work-in-progress to solve their character – or plot – problems.
This is a jam-packed course that covers everything from idea generation to refining who your character is.
We explore:
Pay in one instalment, or split the cost over 12 months.
$199.00
One payment
12 x $20
12 monthly payments
New lessons launching every week!
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Welcome!
Why do believable characters matter?
(Not) writing heroes and villains
Character roles
People you need to know
Live Lessons
How to use Zoom
Naming characters, locations, and more
Demographics
Animals
Family, friends, and childhood
Past relationships
Current relationships and love interests
Empathy, psychopathy, and narcissism
Recommended reads
About Kristina Adams
Kristina Adams is the author of twelve books – nine fiction and three for writers. She also runs writing blog The Writer's Cookbook, which helps over 35,000 writers a month. She has an MA and a BA in Creative Writing, and has been writing for longer than she cares to remember.
It doesn't matter what genre she writes – readers always comment on how realistic and believable her characters are. And now, she's ready to share her secrets with you.
When she's not writing, thinking about writing, or teaching writing, she's baking, sewing, or spending time with her westie, Millie.
How people have benefitted from the sessions so far
It revealed my characters' true feelings without being direct. Great exercise. It helped me see my other main character is actually jealous of the protagonist. I found the dialogue between the two characters changes over the course of the story, as their level of self-confidence changes.
About Kristina's How to Write Realistic Characters workshop
Kristina has a caring a passionate approach to what she does. She has helped me to control my need to add every possible idea into my story and to write a coherent and compelling plot as well create realistic characters. She instils confidence into you and helps you wade through the all the negativity that writers put themselves through, helping you find the positives. I highly recommend Kristina as she has a vast publishing history to back up her credentials.
About Kristina's author coaching
Pay in one instalment, or split the cost over 12 months.
$199.00
One payment
12 x $20
12 monthly payments