How to Write a Character Portrait: 4 Steps to Better Understand Characters

How to Write a Character Portrait: 4 Steps to Better Understand Characters

Whether you’re writing a novel, a memoir, or even painting a portrait, it’s important to understand who you’re writing about. 

Creating a character portrait is a characterization technique used by writers like Cheryl Strayed, Marcel Proust, and others to better understand your characters.

In this post, you’ll learn exactly what character portraits, how to create one of your own, and how to get the most out of them in your writing.