One of my Ruby sisters, Shelley Coriell, has an awesome and simple characterization trick which really hones in on a character’s goal/motivation/conflict. The eight-line Persona Poem is a quick exercise meant to draw out your characters and make them dimensional, no rhyming necessary. I’d never heard of this technique and just had to share it on MuseTracks.
I think you’ll find this as handy as I do.
Check out the blog post on The Ruby-Slippered Sisterhood.
http://www.rubyslipperedsisterhood.com/character-the-heart-of-great-story/
