Characters are one of the most (if not THE most) important aspect of your story. People can forgive a weaker story if they can get on board with the characters. So, who are your main characters?
On the surface level we'll need some names, descriptors, and personality traits. But the easiest way to pants through your book? Determine what motivates your main character(s) and what propels them forward.
If you give your main characters something they really want on a fundamental level, or something they really don't want – everything about their personality, their habits, their reactions to things – starts to fall into place. In essence if you give your character a goal and/or a fear, you can basically just set them down in your world and follow them / mess with them(!) as they make natural decisions based on this.
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