Writing Prompts | 5 Character Archetypes for Writing Prompts and Storytelling
Whether they’ll admit it or not, storytellers have been using character archetypes for writing or stereotypes for ages. Some don’t even know they are doing it. As storytellers, we can learn from these stereotypes and use them as writing prompts.
#1. The Wizard
The wizard or magician turns dreams into reality. They have many names (Gandalf, Merlin)
They can be good or evil, but they understand how the world works and they know how to manipulate it to their will.
The wizard will take sticks and turn them into snakes.
The wizard will take rocks and turn them into toys.
Whatever the imagination is the wizard will use their know-how to make the imaginations of themselves and others come true.
The best of these character archetypes see the bigger picture and know how to move the pieces in order to make the best outcome for everyone, but they also take great concern for the little characters that are involved in the details.
They are not meant to be an overseeing evil as much as a benevolent force and guide.
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#2. The Heroine/ Hero
Whether a boy or girl, it doesn’t matter. The heroine/ hero is faced with many challenges and struggles.
They must prove themselves to the world around them as well as themselves.
They are usually insecure, but use this as a motive to press on when the going gets tough. They haven’t earned the renown and respect of the world yet like the wizard.
They often have many things going against them or one major weakness that makes them seem unlikely to be able to succeed.
They aren’t always an underdog story, but that does happen a lot.
Think Frodo, Rudy, and Vince Papale.
They have a lot riding against them, but they usually find friends in unlikely places.
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#3. The Average Joe
They want to fit in and not stand out.
People will sometimes rally around them. But they usually don’t desire this. What they desire is to bring people together as equals.
They like to bring like-minded people together for a greater cause even if that cause doesn’t seem great to those outside of it.
Average Joes can be found in bars, churches, and other types of community groups (AA, etc) and other group situations. They will be a member, not a leader of the group but the group will follow them because they have so much energy being there and supporting the group as it brings them pure joy.
Use the average Joe in your story to get a group to move even if the rest of the world misses the movement.
#4. The adventurer
This character finds out who they are by exploring the world.
They have an insatiable desire to explore every inch of the world.
They can’t help it and no level of travel will ever change them.
They always have the feeling of wondering “what’s over the next ridge?”
What’s around the next corner?
That feeling pushes them to go farther than any man as gone before.
This causes great adventure in their life but also great heartache.
Loved ones get abandoned. Any that fall for the trap of falling in love with them will eventually be let down.
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#5. The Empath
They always feel what others are feeling and it dominates their thoughts.
They are by nature people pleasers but they really do want to take care of others and make them well again.
They fall in love with those who are sick only to fall out of love when they are well.
They not only are feeling bad for others but they are drawn to the lost, destitute, and broken.
Study these stereotypes that have already been written and learn how to create one that hasn’t been made yet.
When making characters of our own we can use stereotypes like these or try to make our own.
Use love, loss, and betrayal to make your characters’ journeys interesting.
Every character has a journey, you get to decide where it starts and where it goes.
Hopefully, you can use these character stereotypes and ones like them to make dynamic characters of your own.
Hope this helps!
Happy writing!
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