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In the first five pages of a novel, use actions or traits that psychologically cause readers to relate to or like a character very quickly.

Whether you are writing a long novel or a short story, the key to making your characters unforgettable may lie in their first appearance on the page.

Fiction by Tim Casson, Steve Rasnic Tem, Kim Lakin-Smith, Nina Allan, Sarah Totton and T.F.Davenport, interview with Gary A. Braunbeck, columns by Stephen Volk and others

Charles Dickens is known for his original characters, but there are several stock types of people who recur in several Dickens books.

Start your story in such a way that the reader has to buy the book to keep reading.

Shakespeare's Twelfth Night has a variety of characters. Alongside the main roles there are smaller characters who still have their own important part to play.

Popular and pretty, Liberty enjoys being the center of attention and will do almost anything to get her way. Even stealing boyfriends and accusing a teacher of rape.