Create unforgettable, powerfully complex characters for your novel or short story with this fully digitalized Character Engine, designed by the creator of the bestselling novel workbook The Story Machine. 
 
Suitable for any genre and writing style, The Character Engine guides you through the process of character development with non-stereotypical prompts to ignite your creativity and help create compelling depth, rich backstory, and flesh out your overall plot. 
 
No endless essay questions, unstructured prompts, or cliched prompts, just unique & highly effective structures developed for writers by a professional writer.
 
The Character Engine consists of 253 pages including:
 
- Quick Reference Guide (Character Archetypes, Character Role Types, Transformative Vs Flat Arcs)
 
- 30 Character Templates with to launch each of your character's development, including backstory generators, personality development prompts, archetype selection, and plenty of space to brainstorm.
 
- Fillable Character Index for quick & easy navigation to all of your character templates
 
- Advanced Character Arcs in the following categories: Moral Ascending, Moral Descending, and Morally Grey to take your characters to the next level. These start-to-finish arcs are guided but non-formulaic, completely original and designed to create rich & compelling backstory, side plots, realistic detail, and a strong energetic flow to hook your readers and sweep them up in your character's journey.
 
- ALSO INCLUDES: Customizable, fillable templates to create extra characters, create your very own arc templates, OR create longer, even more complex character arcs by mixing and matching the provided Character Arcs.
 
- Scratchpad (30 pages of extra digital notespace for any extra ramblings, brainstorming sessions, or character info dumping)
 
**This digital product has been created with extreme care to form an enjoyable and user-friendly interface: links are embedded throughout the product for easy navigation, all fields are pre-formatted for quick & easy typing (no dragging around text boxes or messy misaligned sentences!), visually compelling design, and a unique array of interactive fields designed to hold your attention and stir the creative juices.**
 
The Character Engine works great as a standalone workbook for character development, and also makes a wonderful companion volume to The Story Machine: A Dynamic Planner for Writers in my shop.
 
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