The more you know about human behavior and psychology and incorporate it into your writing, the more convincing your characters will be. These are things you should pick up from the people around you and your life experience. If personality types like Myers-Briggs (I’m an INTJ, by the way) and various other behavioral descriptions absolutely aren’t your thing, then a viable alternative that I’ve mentioned before is using the characteristics of the various astrological signs as a character template.

If you’ve paid the slightest attention to those around you, you’ll undoubtedly recognize the characteristics that fit the various signs. Then, if you find out which ones do and don’t get along, you have a ready-made formula to introduce conflict.

If you read these tips on a regular basis, then you know I don’t usually use them for self-promotional purposes. However, since I have actually written a book about astrology that describes the signs, I feel it’s my duty to mention it here. You can pick up a copy on Amazon or just about any other retail sales channel here. For a quick overview of how different signs get along, you can find that for free on my website here.