Anonymous asked: Could you make or link to lists of good character assets and flaws, and how to balance them?

Okay, pay attention because this is unnecessarily complicated:

In the Character Section of our Toolbox, we have a page titled Adding Depth to a Character. On that page is a link to another page called Adding Virtues and Vices. 

(We call a character’s positive traits virtues and their negative traits vices. Yes, we know that virtues and vices do not necessarily equate to positive and negative character traits. That’s just what we call them.)

Anyway, from the Adding Virtues and Vices page you can find the page for Virtues where our Huge List of Virtues is located, and the page for Vices where our Huge List of Vices may be found.

We talk about how to balance positive and negative character traits on these pages:

• Choosing Virtues and Vices for Your Character
• Layering Virtues and Vices

Other links you may find useful:

• Character Quirks
• Why Those Seemingly Random Character Traits Matter
• List of Positive Personality Traits
• Character Flaws: The Master Post
• Character Balance Sheet
• Six Reasons to Write Flawed Characters
• The Basics of Creating a Likeable Character
• Help with Character Development
• How to Create a Good Character
• 25 Things You Should Know About Character (AKA, “Anatomy of a Character”)
• How to Create Good Personalities for Your Character: 6 Steps
• How to Create and Develop an Original Character
• How to Create a Character
• Character Development: P.O.V and Background

Thank you for your question!

-C

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