CFS: Part 7

 Greetings, At last! The last one! 7. ‘How’ Stage How does your character display his various moods? What are the distinctive mannerisms that show the various moods of your character? What does he do/say when he is pensive, angry, afraid, excited, in love, etc.? Be simple (“whenever he is afraid he stands on his [...]

CFS: Part 6

Greetings, This is the next to last one. 6. ‘Where’ Stage Where does your character’s national culture come from? Figure out the nation that most influenced his lifestyle by its culture. Tell what got impressed into him. Study how his nation became assimilated into his blood. Where is your character located in his nation’s creeds [...]

CFS: Part 5

Greetings, Yet another, we are almost done! 5. ‘When’ Stage When someone first meets your character, what does he know about him? First impressions are very important: what do people notice first about your character? A lot of times it is not representative of his real self, but it is very important to understand this [...]

CFS: Part 4

Greetings, Next… 4. ‘If’ Stage What if your character’s religion was different? If your character believed something very different than what he does, how would he act with the other religion? If he was a catholic, what kind of catholic would he be? If he was an atheist, what kind of atheist would he be? [...]

CFS: Part 3

Greetings, Next part… 3. ‘Why’ Stage What axioms and definitions influence your character’s decisions? Everyone has certain unique definitions and fundamental assumptions that act as the foundation for his beliefs. For example: materialists define science in a way that excludes God, and this affects their use of science dramatically: they will not allow a divine [...]

CFS: Part 2

Greetings, Here is the second stage. 2. ‘What’ Stage What is your character’s Extroversion(E)/Introversion(I) preference? Everyone has a preference for how they interact with the world and where they direct their energy. Is your character energized by being with other people (E) or by being alone (I)? Does he prefer breadth (E) or depth (I)? [...]

CFS: Part 1

Greetings, Here is the first section of our Character Fractalling System. 1. ‘Who’ Stage Who is your character as described in one sentence? Write one sentence giving an overview or summary of your character. This is generally pretty hard to do (and that is good), but it is very helpful. It will not cover everything [...]

Introduction to our Character Fractalling System

Character Fractalling System We just made a system for fractalling out deep characters: characters that will make your story stand out from everyone else’s, and which will make your readers want to read it again and again. A truly deep character will not only be able to make any plot fascinating to read, but will [...]