For me, this is possibly the most exciting part of the whole writing process, even more so than the story itself, because the characters make the story! Actually, I create my characters before I begin coming up with a plot. I'll have a general idea of the sort of world and story I want to create the characters for, but the plot comes through them and their desires. Perhaps that is a bit different than how most writers do it, but I wouldn't have it any other way. We are all