When you start tinking about a character you want to create, whether for a story or a campaign, there are a number of things that you need to think of. the main ones are : Backstory - Where did this character come from, what are their motivations, their influences , their life experiences that have shaped the character they are today? Arc - Where do you want them to go, (This can always change as they develop) but creating an idea of where they may be headed gives you methods of developing your character and their interactions. Personality - Often shaped by their backstory, are they troubled, flamboyant or devout, Do they interact freely and loudly or are they reserved and timid. Are they easy with their funds or frugal? there are so many personality factors to think about and detail for your character. Once you have these basic premises in place, now you can start to develop your character, include small quirks, mannerisms and flaws. These all build to create a more in depth and interesting embodiment of what you are thinking. A little tip in todays times is go to an Ai image creator such as Meta ai or a free ai tool and write a short blurb about your character and ask it to create an image of it. sometimes, this will show you aspects you didn't think of, may want to add or may not work with your character design.

With so many types of fiction writing, here is a quick poll to get an idea on the most popular types that appeal to our members

I have always like creating fictional content. I have many finished and half-finished books, stories, campaigns and adventures on files and even on paper. However, the advancements in Ai are making bringing the characters, monsters, Villains and Hero's on the page so much easier. I know Ai is slowly taking away the earning potential of full time writers, but currently we can also use Ai to create more immersive, in depth story lines and Character depth so enhance our writing. To be honest though, a well written story from the heart will always have that ""human" factor that sets it above an Ai generated story. If you look through my Classroom you will find many Ai generated creatures and artworks that I have used to emphasis the story or bring my visualisation of what a creature is to life on the page. I look forward to chatting with members as we grow about how they can use these tools to assist them with creating or putting forward their ideas.