How to create a character. Every good story needs strong characters. You could write about characters you already know, from books, films or television, but it’s much more fun to start with a ...

After all, there aren't any true archetypes or set character classes to help make your decision easier, letting you create whatever kind of V you want. But if that gives you a bit of choice ...

What do they look like? Firstly, is the character male or female? Let's make her a female. Should she be tall? Not that tall. That's better. And what if we give her biceps the size of footballs.