Fiction. Storytelling. Short Stories. Science Fiction. Writing. Novels. Screenplay.

Characters for your novel.

Characters along with Narratives, Plots, Settings, Themes.

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Writing your next novel. Epic. Screenplay. Series. Science Fiction. What adventure will your Characters be involved in. As the Plot unfolds in your chosen Setting as you Narrate in a quiet tone and explore the Theme.

I have my own list of Professions and Activities.

Simple People and Activities. Factory worker. Trucking. Delivery. Fast Food. Call Center.

Centered People and Activities. Fitness and Health. Recuperation and healing. Sports person. Home and personal. Pets, friends, neighbors, relatives. Cultural Person, food chef, local sports, local plants nursery.

Balanced Steady People and Activities. Government work, secretary, bureaucrat, staff, teacher, professor. Work at universities, hospitals, courts, police stations, local transit.

Nature People and Activities. Rangers, campers, hikers, rock climbers. Outdoors adventure with wildlife around lakes, mountains, forests.

Intelligent People and Activities. Student and educator. Researcher, investigator, expert, knowledge worker. Technician and engineer. Business tycoons.

Philosophical and Serious People and Activities. Religious and spiritual worker. Activist causes. Doctor, nurse, herbal healers, therapists.

Artistic and Creative People and Activities. Fashion clothing and visual animators. Architects and product designers. Transitioning from one situation to another. Changing and adapting.

Non Conformist People and Activities. News Analyst, politician, detective. Propaganda and public relations work or out of the box thinking.

High Stress Dynamic People and Activities. Air traffic control, emergency responder. Professional athlete, startup CEO, pirate. People in unstable situations, changes, crisis, shocks, upgrades. Scheduling and changes, rhythm and routine, timelines.

Wheeler Dealer People and Activities. Diplomats, negotiators, legal experts and lawyers. Managers and technical experts. Operations supervisor, troubleshooter, maintenance upgrade experts. Small business owner, corporate executive, startup techie. Work with money, profit, finance, stocks.

Character Roles Taken from MasterClass.

Protagonist is the main. Love Interest for support. Confidant for help.

Antagonist will try to oppose. Foil for contrast.

Deuteragonists do their own thing. Tertiary characters to make things more real.

Character Types.

Dynamic character who changes and adapts.

Round character with multiple skills and abilities. Symbolic character stands for bigger themes ideas concepts.

Stock character is a stereotype. Static character who do not change with the story. Not interact with the plot.

Character Archetypes.

The Magician for knowledge and power. The Sage for insight.

The Explorer for discovery. The Creator to create designs and scenarios.

The Hero for leadership. The Ruler is the person in charge.

The Outlaw as the rebel. The Jester who points out fallacies and lies.

The Lover for romance. The Caregiver for sacrifice and support.

The Innocent for simple sincere strong. The Everyman without superpowers.

This is taken from the Master Class website on writing.

Summary.

In Short. Choose your characters based on how sophisticated and complex. How energetic and active the character is in the plotline activities. How emotional and personally sensitive the character is towards self. How dynamic and creative the character is in the situation. How much interaction and negotiation with other characters and groups.

Choose. These are some ideas to help think about characters in the novel. Choosing the number of characters. When to introduce them. How often to present them. And how the reader starts to identify with them personally.

Grow. How they adapt. How detailed are the descriptions and interactions. How they fit in a situation. What underlying themes they match.

More. I am sure there could be more character types. Wikipedia has a complete list of fictional characters. Encyclopedia Britannica has a similar list.

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References. https://www.masterclass.com/articles/guide-to-all-the-types-of-characters-in-literature