How to create a bunch of different characters with distinctive personalities?
I'm working on a huge story and I'm in the process of character creation. Some writers create characters so distinctive it seems like a bunch of writers worked on the story. I want to create 50 distinctive personalities. Any tips on doing this? Will psychology help me by any chance? look forward to your inputs
Answer:
Sounds like you have a LOT of characters :O I'll see what I can do to help.
See if you can try getting to know your characters better. I've created a majority of mine in third grade (I'm in eleventh now), and since then I've been developing them with my imagination. It's a little bit like a mental TV in the sense that I'll create a scenario/idea in my head and just watch what my characters do. I really can't know for sure if I've ever forced the "episodes" or not, since I've been doing this for literally as long as I can remember, but try and give it a shot.
My mind is best at this when I'm lying down, preferably about to go to sleep (Thinking of it also helps me sleep/relax... haha). Just let your mind go to your story, think of your characters, and let your imagination take it from there. Don't force anything.
I know, all this probably sounds really weird lol. Not sure if it'll be that much help, since you have so many characters, but I wish you the best of luck on your book! <3