Character Development

How do you create a character whom your reader feels attached to?

April Gardner, a reviewer for Title Trakk and Christian Fiction On-Line, does it this way:


I forget what my characters look like, how old they are, who they’re related to, if I’ve killed them off. So I have to write it all down in detail and keep it handy. I refer to it often. I have written interviews with my characters. We talk about their dreams, their past, their motives.