Author name: Cameron Sutter

Cameron is an independently published author and software engineer — and the inventor and lead developer of Plottr. A graduate of BYU, Cameron lives near Salt Lake City, Utah with his wife and six (yes, six!) amazing children.

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Numerology for Fictional Characters: Add Extra Personality

What are your characters’ numbers? We don’t mean their phone numbers, but what numbers are spiritually significant to them. Numerology for fictional characters gives you a fun way to think about what drives heroes, heroines, villains, and sidekicks in your stories. In this article, you’ll learn how Numerology ascribes people qualities according to their names …

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13 Magic Blueprint Keys to Spellbinding Characters

In many loved fantasy stories, some kind of priceless guide — a spell book, a mentor’s manual — offers profound wisdom and helps build a whimsical world. World-building isn’t easy, though, and if you’re creating a detailed fantasy world, it’s a huge undertaking. Luckily, Plottr’s Magic Blueprint Character Template helps you conjure intriguing characters to …

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The James Lipton Questionnaire: Create Characters Like a Pro Actor

Interviews with famous actors allow us to see the people behind the roles. Interviewing your characters is a great way to get to know them, too. The James Lipton Questionnaire is modelled on questions the famous actor and drama teacher would ask accomplished performers. As a template, it will help you delve deeply into how …

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Dating Profile Template: Create Unmatched Personality

One of the most enjoyable elements of reading fiction is meeting characters who feel so realistic and believable we almost forget they’re fictive. Using an online dating profile template to brainstorm your characters is one way to create characters so real they seem ready to hit the town! In this guide, you’ll learn how to …

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Using the Four Temperaments for Authentic Characters

Great characters come to life through their traits and temperaments. There are many ways to develop characters, and the four temperaments (also known as the ‘four humors’) is one helpful approach. In this article, you’ll learn what the four temperaments are, why you should use them to outline your cast, and how you can use …

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