I love to get inside the head of realistic characters when I read. Even when watching movies I have a habit of wanting the character to mess up or get hurt while trying. I’m messed up I know, but if the character can achieve their goal without problem then they’re really dull to watch. So I’ve written some tips on creating realistic and interesting characters. However, there is no perfect ‘formula’ and each writer goes about it differently. This is just how I do and I thought you guys might find it helpful so here we go: